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Henrik Carlsen and Björn-Ola Linnér on Russia and food production
June 29, 2022 by Ana Calvo in Comments & Insights

In an interview with Jannike Kihlberg for Dagens Nyheter,  Henrik Carlsen and Björn-Ola Linnér explain how climate change may give a strategical advantage to Russia in terms of food production.

Russia has large areas of forest as well as land that can’t be cultivated because it is frozen most of the year. However, higher temperatures can result in larger cultivation areas and an increase in profits from harvests in parts of Russia.

”In 2021, Russia drew up a strategic climate plan in which they emphasised that it was important to also identify the benefits that climate change can bring”, said Henrik Carlsen, Co-Director of Mistra Geopolitics

Wheat crops in Stavropol Krai, Caucasus, Russia.
Wheat crops in Stavropol Krai, Caucasus, Russia. Kirill Skorobogatko / Shutterstock

Both researchers agree that there are potential benefits for Russia if global warming stays around 1.5 degrees, such as opening shorter transport routes previously covered by ice and increasing the cultivated land area:

”Climate change can have positive effects on certain crops, especially winter wheat can be a winner. Large parts of Russia where winter wheat can increase are close to Ukraine”, said Björn-Ola Linnér, Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics

In contrast, the UN’s climate panel IPCC warns that climate change could lead to smaller harvests on a global scale.

 

Read Dagens Nyheter article
Dr. Henrik Carlsen.
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Henrik Carlsen

Linköping University

Professor Björn-Ola Linnér

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Henrik Carlsen

Henrik Carlsen is a senior research fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Deputy Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics. Currently Dr. Henrik Carlsen is leading the Mistra Geopolitics research theme Foresight Capabilities and Emerging Technologies. He is an expert on decision making under uncertainty, with an emphasis on climate change adaptation. His research interests are based on the intersection between science and policy on long-term challenges to society.

Telephone:+46702677410

Linköping University

Professor Björn-Ola Linnér

Björn-Ola Linnér is the Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics and Professor at the Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research at Linköping University. He analyses how the political processes and actors affect conditions for social changes towards sustainable development in different parts of the world. He has a long experience in research dialogues with various societal actors, such as the climate convention’s secretariat, governments, businesses and environmental organizations.

Dagens Nyheter article written by Jannike Kihlberg. Text translated and edited for Mistra Geopolitics by Ana Calvo, Communications Assistant at SEI.

For further information, please contact:

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Ana Calvo

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Maria Cole

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Ana Calvo

Ana Calvo works at SEI as a Communications Assistant. She assists colleagues in creating and editing communication content for both research projects’ websites and social media channels.

Email:[email protected]

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Maria Cole

Maria Cole is a Senior Communications Officer at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) based in Stockholm.

Telephone:+46 70 224 20 22

Ana Calvo

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