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production was only 0.1% last year.
Russia's energy production (converted to the equivalent of tonne) natural gas accounted for 40% last year, oil 39%, coal 15% and hydropower and nuclear energy for 3% each. Despite the rapid growth in renewable energy production, its share of energy production is negligible.
In recent years, Russian natural gas companies have invested heavily in natural gas detergents. Demand for liquid natural gas is particularly high in East Asia, especially in Japan, China and South Korea. According to BP, Russia's share of liquid natural gas exports in 2018 was 6%, but Russian natural gas companies aim to significantly increase production over the next decade. About 70% of Russia's LNG exports went to the Asian market and most of the rest to Europe. Of the European exports, the combined share of Great Britain and France was about half. The first transport of this summer from the Jamali liquefaction from the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean went on June 29th. Icebreaking ships do not need a separate icebreaker ship, but the Northeast Passage can only be used in the summer.
Russia's share of world primary energy consumption in 2018 was 5.2% and carbon dioxide emissions 4.6%. In 2018, Russia consumed an average of 210 gigajoules of primary energy, or about the same as the average Westerner. 54% of this comes from natural gas, 21% from oil, 12% from coal and 6% from nuclear power. The proportion of gas in only a few countries is equal. Elsewhere in Europe it is about a quarter on average.
2.7 Russia to become top tourist destination
A year after it successfully hosted the World Cup, the ex-Soviet country is looking for new ways to attract international visitors with the goal of more than doubling tourism revenues to $25bn by 2035.
"Young people will now be able to see Russia in a way their parents could not," Maya Lomidze, executive director of the Association of Russian Tour Operators, told AFP.
Russia's rich cultural heritage and its spectacular scenery ranging from subtropical Black Sea resorts to Siberia's Lake Baikal and the volcanoes of Kamchatka make the country an obvious draw for visitors.
But the difficulty of obtaining visas, a lack of contemporary-style accommodation and transport links outside the main cities still put off many visitors.
Nearly 25mn tourists visited Russia last year, making it the world's 16th most popular destination, according to the World Tourism Organisation. They largely came from the ex-Soviet bloc and China.
During last summer's World Cup, Russia offered visa-free entry for international fans and Lomidze said the tourism sector had hoped for a substantial boost from the tournament played in 11 Russian cities.
"But the effect of the World Cup was practically reduced to zero by the eternal problems with visas," she said.
Apparently aware of the problem, President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to introduce electronic visas, which are free of charge and issued
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