The winners and finalists of the first Green Eurasia International Climate Competition received their awards. The ceremony was organized by the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives. It took place as part of the programme of the second Eurasian Economic Forum.
“The competition is another good illustration of the multifaceted interaction between the countries of our Union on the climate track. The climate agenda occupies a special place in the life of the modern world. Our countries have committed themselves to achieve carbon neutrality, and this is a complex process affecting all aspects of the economy," said Alexey Overchuk, Chairman of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, opening the ceremony.
He stressed that the projects of the Green Eurasia competition clearly demonstrate that all states of the Eurasian Economic Union are now included in the climate agenda. In this regard, Mr. Deputy Prime Minister expressed his hope that the practices highly appreciated by the experts will prove to be in demand for the development of technological sovereignty of the EAEU in the context of the growing impact of climate issues on our lives.
“We are here today not only to focus on today’s challenges, but also to find innovative solutions to them. I would like to pay tribute to the contestants who enthusiastically contributed to developing practical solutions for the sustainable development of our countries,” added Mher Grigoryan, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.
For his part, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Igor Petrishenko noted the importance of continuing the competition on an annual basis. According to him, the Eurasian Economic Commission will be able to supplement the data bank of climate projects for scaling and implementation in the EAEU space.
“There were just under 300 entries in various categories, and there was a lot of interest. We should really make the competition a regular one. This was the consensus of almost everyone who summarized the results of the current competition," said Andrey Slepnev, Minister in Charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission.
The winners in the ten nominations were the following companies, public authorities and individuals:
– in the ‘Clean energy and energy efficiency’ category: Rusatom Overseas (1st place, Russian Federation); Hevel Energoservice (2nd place, Russian Federation); RUS-TEK Energoaudit (3rd place, Russian Federation); Salym Petroleum Development (3rd place, Russian Federation);
– in the ‘Clean industry’ category: Metafrax Chemicals (1st place, Russian Federation); RusEnergoProject (2nd place, Russian Federation); Messoyakhaneftegas (3rd place, Russian Federation);
– in the ‘Sustainable agriculture’ category: Fly & See Agro (1st place, Russian Federation); Vitebskoblgaz (2nd place, Republic of Belarus); AIK (3rd place, Russian Federation);
– in the ‘Low-carbon transport’ category: Belorusneft (1st place, Republic of Belarus); Mosgortrans (1st place, Russian Federation); Federal Freight (2nd place, Russian Federation); VEB.RF (3rd place, Russian Federation);
– in the ‘Green building’ category: Unigreen Energy (1st place, Russian Federation); DOM.RF (2nd place, Russian Federation); VEB.RF (2nd place, Russian Federation); RocketGroup (3rd place, Russian Federation);
– in the ‘Green finance’ category: Government of Moscow (1st place, Russian Federation); Center-Invest Bank (2nd place, Russian Federation); Sberbank (3rd place, Russian Federation);
– in the ‘Efficient waste management’ category: Government of Moscow (1st place, Russian Federation); EcoBioTech (2nd place, Russian Federation); High Industrial Lubricants & Liquids Corporation LLP (2nd place, Republic of Kazakhstan); Brest Waste Treatment Plant (3rd place, Republic of Belarus);
– in the ‘Environmental culture and public involvement in the climate agenda’ category: ECA (1st place, Russian Federation); SEICO (2nd place, Kyrgyz Republic); Clean Games (3rd place, Russian Federation); Sledovo Environmental and Biological Centre of Kostroma Region (3rd place, Russian Federation);
– in the ‘Environmental and climate monitoring’ category: Demlab (1st place, Russian Federation); A.N. Shikhov (2nd place, Russian Federation); Centre for Carbon Regulation and Sustainable Development in Transport of the Institute of International Transport Communications of the Russian Transport University (3rd place, Russian Federation); URUS Smart Digital Services (3rd place, Russian Federation);
– in the ‘Public policy in the sphere of low-carbon development’ category: Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia (1st place, Republic of Armenia); Vologda City Administration (2nd place, Russian Federation); State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus (2nd place, Republic of Belarus); Sakhalin Region Government (3rd place, Russian Federation).
