Morgan Lewis Spark is a quarterly update highlighting new and amended Russian legislation of importance to companies operating in the Russian energy and mining sectors. We hope it provides you with a useful tool to navigate these developments.

There were a number of interesting legislative developments in the third quarter of 2021. Russia has continued along the green wave of energy and environmental legislative development, with further hydrogen framework development and the elaboration of a legislative framework for regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable (green) projects financing. This period was also marked by legislative developments with respect to mining, power, and renewables, and environmental protection.