How Yakutia suffers from the climate crisis and coal pollution—while ramping up production of the dirtiest fuel on the planet Last year, Yakutia set a coal production record in Russia’s Far East, mining an unprecedented 52 million tons of black fuel. Russia’s pivot from West to East promises new export opportunities for local coal producers, who are now aiming for even bigger records. In one of the coldest places on Earth, coal also heats the homes of Yakut residents themselves.

To display the map correctly, we recommend opening the page from a computer. Each point on the map is a ship at a specific point in time. Click on it and you will find out its name, type, country of registration and how many hours it spent in this place. The map covers three years - from 2023 to 2025 - and allows you to compare how traffic on the NSR has changed. The flag filter shows which countries' ships appeared on the route.

How Yakutugol became a financial donor to Mechel to the detriment of itself and the region Yakutugol is a once stable city-forming enterprise in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), on which thousands of people depend. It now pollutes the air and water, has problems with workers' compensation payments, and has multibillion-dollar debts to suppliers.