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Does Russia expect any significant negative effects (to itself) due to climate change?
They ain't called "a gas station masquerading as a country" for nothing. The world switching to renewables, either proactively now or out of desperation later, would be a massive hit to them.
Other than that maybe climate refugees? But they likely intend to conquer the places these people come from anyway, and don't have many qualms about "dealing with" unwanted populations.
Yeah, I think they may view it as an opportunity for prosperity for Russia. More usable land, more warm weather for crops and life. More labor (regulated by class). More power as the rest of the world gets hit by droughts, extreme weather and climate refugees.
I was gonna call this an own-goal, but this gives me a different perspective. Now it makes more sense.