Report - UNDP Russia

compared with 2005, the absolute emissions growthwas 11%. According to the recently dismantledelectricity monopoly, RAO UES, about 80% of theextra emissions in 2006 were from five CPPs:Troitskaya, Reftinskaya, Novocherkasskaya,Kashirskaya and Kirishskaya. It will not be possibleto reduce overall impact of anthropogenic pollutionin towns and cities without large-scale replacementof obsolete assets. Generators took less advantagethan other economic sectors of the potential forefficiency improvement offered by the 1990stransition crisis. The latest crisis gives the Russianpower industry a second chance to eliminate itsoldest and most polluting assets.142 National Human Development Report in the Russian Federation 2009