Dr. Stefan Meister, Researcher of the German Council on Foreign Relations, Germany:

— It can be helpful for the decrease of CO2 emissions, if you use more nuclear power. But I think for Russia it is first of all important to modernize industrial facilities and especially the flats and houses to need less energy.

McKinsey&Co” has published a report on energy efficiency in Russia where possible measures for improving energy efficiency and CO2 emissions decrease up to 2030 are being considered. In the report NPP construction is considered to be one of effective measures.

Dr. Stefan Meister, Researcher of the German Council on Foreign Relations, Germany:

There is a huge potential in Russia for energy efficiency, nearly 50 percent of the emissions can be conserved only with energy efficiency. There is an understanding of the problem and potential in the government and by president Medvedev. An ambitious law has passed through the Duma. But it is the question how to finance a new energy policy, how to install new financial instruments.

It can be helpful for the decrease of CO2 emissions, if you use more nuclear power. But I think for Russia it is first of all important to modernize industrial facilities and especially the flats and houses to need less energy. It is difficult to answer, how to develop the right energy mix with less coal and more gas and nuclear.

It seems to be for some politicians the fastest way to compensate coal and oil heating or producing energy by nuclear power. For example, the US president announced inclination to develop alternative energy sources but now pays much attention to nuclear sector. I think the right way is a mixture: the right energy mix including nuclear power.