FACTSHEET: Andrei Illarionov
DETAILS
Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Former Senior Economic Advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin 2000-2005
Founding member, Economic Freedom Network, set up by the Canadian-based Fraser Institute
Director, Institute of Economic Analysis, Moscow. 1994-2000
As a senior advisor to Russian President Putin, Illarionov was outspoken against Russia's ratification of Kyoto. Despite Illarionov's vocal opposition, Putin ratified the Kyoto Protocol in 2004. In October 2006, Illarionov was appointed senior researcher of the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity of the US libertarian think tank Cato Institute in Washington, DC.
He has been a long-time promotor of the free market.
Illarionov received his Ph.D. from St. Petersburg University in 1987. From 1993 to 1994 Illarionov served as chief economic adviser to the prime minister of the Russian Federation, Viktor Chernomyrdin. He resigned in February 1994 to protest changes in the government's economic policy. In July 1994 Illarionov founded the Institute of Economic Analysis and became its director. (Cato bio: http://www.cato.org/people/illarionov.html )
llarionov was born on September 16, 1961 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). At seventeen he started working at a communications office (telephone and postal services) in the town of Sestroretsk. He then went on to study economics at the Leningrad State University, graduating in 1983, and receiving a Ph.D. in economics in 1987.
KEY QUOTES
14 April, 2004
Kyoto is killing off the world economy like an "international Auschwitz,"
"The Kyoto Protocol is a death pact, however strange it may sound, because its main aim is to strangle economic growth and economic activity in countries that accept the protocol's requirements."
Source: Moscow Times, 15 April 2004
14 April, 2004
Kyoto is killing off the world economy like an "international Auschwitz,"
"The Kyoto Protocol is a death pact, however strange it may sound, because its main aim is to strangle economic growth and economic activity in countries that accept the protocol's requirements."
Source: Moscow Times, 15 April 2004
QUOTES
18 May, 2004
No link has been established between carbon dioxide emissions and climate change.
Source: BBC interview (May 2004)
11 December, 2009
There is no consensus in the scientific community on the role of carbon dioxide in climate change
Source: "A Few Notes on Climate Change" by Andrei Illarionov
11 December, 2009
Unlike carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2) is harmless to humans; in contrast to aerosol, a harmful and dangerous substance, carbon dioxide does not pollute the environment. It should also be noted that the increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the air has a positive impact on the productivity of plants, including agricultural crops.
Source: "A Few Notes on Climate Change" by Andrei Illarionov
11 December, 2009
The relationship of the concentration of carbon dioxide to climate change remains a subject of intense scientific debate.
Source: "A Few Notes on Climate Change" by Andrei Illarionov
11 December, 2009
Methods “to combat global warming” by reducing carbon dioxide emissions suggested by climate alarmists are scientifically unfounded
Source: "A Few Notes on Climate Change" by Andrei Illarionov
KEY DEEDS
30 January, 2004
Kyoto costs too much and could not be ratified, Illarionov gives briefing at press briefing at the National Press Club in Washington, sponsored by the International Council for Capital Formation.
Source: ICCF
29 September, 2003
Gave presentation at World Climate Conference, Moscow, where he questioned the influence of human interference on climate change. Used slides provided by the International Council for Capital Formation.
Source: Environmental delegates
30 January, 2004
Kyoto costs too much and could not be ratified, Illarionov gives briefing at press briefing at the National Press Club in Washington, sponsored by the International Council for Capital Formation.
Source: ICCF
29 September, 2003
Gave presentation at World Climate Conference, Moscow, where he questioned the influence of human interference on climate change. Used slides provided by the International Council for Capital Formation.
Source: Environmental delegates
KEY EVENTS
"A Liberal Agenda for the New Century: A Global Perspective"
http://www.cato.org/events/russianconf2004/index.html
The relationship of Andrei Illarionov to the event: co-sponsor
"A Liberal Agenda for the New Century: A Global Perspective"
http://www.cato.org/events/russianconf2004/index.html
The relationship of Andrei Illarionov to the event: co-sponsor
Fraser Institute Press Conference 2007 Independent Summary for Policymakers
http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=nr&id=781
The relationship of Andrei Illarionov to the event: Featured Speaker
ORGANIZATIONS
Heartland Institute
Source: Heartland 2010 Climate Conference Speaker List
Fraser Institute
Source: Fraser Institute website 4/04
Cato Institute
Source: cato website
International Council for Capital Formation
Source: ICCF
US Russia Business Council
Source: US Russia Business Council website
SOURCES
Fraser Institute website 4/04
http://www.fraserinstitute.ca
Fraser Institute website 4/04
http://www.fraserinstitute.ca
Moscow Times, 15 April 2004
http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2004/04/15/044.html
Moscow Times, 15 April 2004
http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2004/04/15/044.html
ICCF
website
http://www.iccfglobal.org
ICCF
website
http://www.iccfglobal.org
Environmental delegates
environmental delegates attending Moscow Conference.
Environmental delegates
environmental delegates attending Moscow Conference.
cato website
http://www.cato.org/events/russianconf2004/index.html
cato website
http://www.cato.org/events/russianconf2004/index.html
US Russia Business Council website
http://www.usrbc.org
US Russia Business Council website
http://www.usrbc.org
BBC interview (May 2004)
BBC interview with Dr Illarionov by Jeremy Paxman of the BBC broadcast on May 18, 2004
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/video/40165000/rm/_40165633_russia_kyoto_17may_vi.ram
Heartland 2010 Climate Conference Speaker List
More than 70 speakers will make keynote presentations or participate in panel discussions at the Fourth International Conference on Climate Change, May 16-18, 2010 in Chicago.
http://www.heartland.org/events/2010Chicago/speakers.html
"A Few Notes on Climate Change" by Andrei Illarionov
http:////www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/12/11/a-few-notes-on-climate-change/