"The climate agenda has been a topic here for a few years by now, ever since Russia"s Climate Doctrine was adopted in 2009," says Irina Akhmedova, associate professor at the Oil and Gas Institute of the Yugra State University. The Climate Doctine was Russia"s first political document to outline a basis for climate regulation. "However, it is not an easy topic, especially as we are such a mono-specialised region."