Sergei Obukhov, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation:
— Our scientists, thank God, refute all apocalyptic forecasts. But the Western man in the street was completely intimidated by these horror stories. 89 percent of people in the world are afraid of losing their jobs, 74 percent of inflation and 76 percent of nuclear war and climate crisis. Meanwhile, ice in the Arctic has exceeded a 25-year maximum. So we have to live and live until the ice age!
A great example of how material interests of the bourgeoisie (the base) shape the narrative (the superstructure) of their scientific community. Russia and Russian capitalists need to sell and use oil and gas, fossil fuel plays a rather significant role as both their source of hard currency and energy for the industry. And it is obviously easier to bullshit people with made up numbers posing as ‘science’ and saying “it’s all western propaganda! horror stories!” than invest in renewables/green energy. And I get that Russia is in the middle of a military conflict with NATO, still…
Also - current KPRF takes are dogshit. In my opinion, at the moment they are nothing but a fringe party to siphon people with socialist leanings and USSR nostalgia into a black hole of controlled opposition. Perhaps I’m wrong, please prove me otherwise. “Globalists in Davos” - ugh…
Oil and Gas industry is only 16% of Russian gdp.
16% is still not insignificant.
Also, as I said, you’re not only selling oil, gas and coal - you are using it to fuel your own industry. Remember that one time time in 1992-1993, after the USSR was dissolved, when coal miners stopped working because their salaries hadn’t been paid and they were starving? It tanked the remaining industry to a halt.
more global warming will enable the russians to open the murmans riviera to international tourism, that’s why they want more global warming.