In 2025, Nornickel allocated 377.4 billion rubles to projects related to the Sustainable Development Goals and national objectives — nearly one-third of the company’s annual revenue.
Permafrost thaw has long moved beyond the climate agenda and become a direct factor in industrial safety. Nornickel has built a control and monitoring system that ensures the safe operation of the company’s infrastructure.
The "Golden Standard of Corporate Support for Demography," adopted in May, establishes new benchmarks for Russian employers in supporting employees' families.
In the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, there was a period of global cooling. Yet, human-caused greenhouse gas emissions continued to increase. Some argue that this data demonstrates that CO₂ concentration has no effect on temperature levels.
Reindeer migrate south to avoid harsh winters, and in summer, they move towards the coast, where there are fewer bugs. It may appear that they could benefit from warm and windy weather.
Some believe that spraying aerosols into the upper layers of the atmosphere can stabilize the climate. They propose using special high-altitude aircraft to spray sulfate particles into the stratosphere, achieving an effect similar to volcanic eruptions.
Many effects of climate change are distant from most people living in well-protected regions with developed infrastructure and capability to withstand most natural disasters. Our climate concerns are limited to weather forecasts for tomorrow just to choose what clothes to wear.