A lot of my visit to Moscow in 1989 is still remembered, I think!

One of the items I explored while in Russia was the question as to what major industry Russia could embark upon to get itself out of bankruptcy.

The solution was readily apparent to me and those with me.  OIL.

But that was not for me to talk about.  My attitude: let the Kremlin make its own decisions.

Now, today, Russia should turn away from oil as its major product reliant.  The era of relying on carbon in energy processing is coming to a close, unless Russia finds what to do with the carbon residue after use in the energy processing cycle.  I even pursued the former Prime Minister Tony Blair's recent insistence that there must be a way to get rid of the leftover carbon.  I have come across no answer to that enigma.

I am not certain how the world will respond to China and Russia's continued heavy usage of carbon, in a time when countries around the planet are trying to cope with climate change--affecting the rise of water in the oceans, etc.-- and when both of them can be major players in the solution to this problem that affects us all:  climate change.

Solar panels (that China has already turned to in a significant way); and wind mills--to start with!