Sivkov presentation at 30 BSPC

Slide 1:The problem of greenhouse gas emissionsand the carbon polygonin the Kaliningrad oblast30th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference, 30.08.2021Session "Climate Change and Biodiversity"Dr. Vadim SivkovAtlantic branch of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of RASKaliningradSlide 2:Legal basis for the study of greenhouse gas emissions in the Russian Federation2Slide 3:3Key elements of the Paris Agreement:- keeping global temperatures well below 2 °C and applying efforts to limit growth to 1.5 °C.- countries are free to define their goals / commitments.- the agreement implies a regular increase in the ambition of countries' actions.- the main practical mechanism is the implementation of climate projects and the transfer of their results between countries and companies.Slide 4:Kaliningrad carbon polygonSlide 5:5Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU), located in Kaliningrad, was determined as the operator of the Kaliningrad carbon polygon, implementing the program for its creation and operation.Participating in the program is the Atlantic branch of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of RAS (AB IO RAS), also located in Kaliningrad.Slide 6:6The onshore site is located in the central part of the Kaliningrad oblast within the Wittgirren peat bog, which is considered by the regional authorities as an experimental area for rewetting in order to increase the absorption (sequestration) of carbon from the atmosphere.To date, pre-design studies of the ecological state of the peat bog have been carried out in the area. A conceptual plan for the restoration of the natural bog ecosystem has been developed, and mapping has already been carried out. Construction of the site is currently underway.Slide 7:Wittgirren peat bog site at Kaliningrad carbon polygonSlide 8:The offshore site is organized in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation to the west of the coast of the Kaliningrad oblast8Slide 9:Offshore site at Kaliningrad carbon polygonSlide 10:101. In the context of the carbon agenda, the Baltic Sea is a unique basin. It is a transboundary sea with a high anthropogenic load.Here, the level of eutrophication of waters is unprecedentedly high and, as a consequence, the rates of primary bioproduction (photosynthesis) are high. Therefore, on the scale of the World Ocean, the Baltic Sea is a pronounced maximum with regards to the absorption (sequestration) of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the main greenhouse gases.The intensity of photosynthesis is highest in the southeastern part of the sea adjacent to the shores of the Kaliningrad oblast.Why the Baltic Sea?Slide 11:Baltic Sea “blooming”OffshoresiteSlide 12:2. The location of the offshore site was chosen taking into account the distribution on the seabed of bottom sediments saturated with "greenhouse" hydrocarbon gases, mainly methane (CH4), one of the largest distributions in the Baltic Sea area.12Slide 13:International observational and research programs:13- EU-Copernicus CO2 Human Emissions project (CHE),- Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE),- WMO Global Atmospheric Watch (WMO-GAW),- Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)Slide 14:Network master's Program"Geoecology of the Ocean and Coastal Territories“Thanks to interaction with AB IO RAS, undergraduates can practice in various regions of the World Ocean on research vessels, as well as participate in the work of the Floating University at IKBFU. I. Kant, which annually takes place in the form of the International Summer School "Coastal Zone of the Sea: Management, Research and Prospects."Slide 15:15Thank you for attention!