Climate change: causes, consequences, imperatives

Climate change is one of the most important interdisciplinary problems of the XXI century, encompassing environmental, economic and social aspects of sustainable development of the Russian Federation. The article considers the main aspects of the global climate change, its peculiarities and consequences on the territory of the Russian Federation. The author formulates actual tasks of climate science for the coming years and decades and suggests important steps necessary for solving these tasks. The article is based on the materials of the report presented by the author at the General Meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences on December 12th, 2023.