NEWS

Russian authorities there have set an ambitious goal of making the island — Russia’s largest — carbon neutral by 2025.

ABOUT

• Island north of Japan
• Ruled by Moscow
• More than two-thirds is forested
• Tree growth will absorb as much planet-warming carbon dioxide as the island’s half-million residents and its businesses produce
• The economic structure and the large share of forestland in the territory and carbon balance distribution reflect the general situation in Russia