Problems of sustainable development of Asian Russia
V.M. GILMUNDINOV1,2, T.O. TAGAEVA1,2
1Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
2Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Keywords: green economy, emissions of air pollutants, pollution of water resources, production and consumption waste
Abstract
This article assesses the current state of the environmental sphere of the Asian part of Russia from the standpoint of its compliance with these principles and conditions of the formation of a “green” economy. Statistical data of Rosstat, and information from annual State reports “On the state and environmental protection of the Russian Federation” were used in the analysis. It is shown that in spite of the statistical decrease in the volume of annual emissions of air pollutants and polluted wastewater, there is an increase in the concentrations of some types of pollutants. The situation is particularly alarming with waste management: over ten years (before 2019) the annual volume of their generation increased by more than a factor of 2. Specific (per capita) volumes of atmospheric emissions, discharge of polluted wastewater and waste generation exceed the average Russian level by factors of 2.31, 1.04 and 4.19, respectively. There occurs a more intense influence of greenhouse gas emissions on climate warming than in Russia as a whole. For example, Yakutia has the greatest climate warming in the world over the past 60 years. The strongest negative impact of adverse environmental factors on the health of the population is observed in Krasnoyarsk krai and in Irkutsk and Kemerovo oblasts. It is concluded that the current situation in Asian Russia contradicts the principles of sustainable development. The article notes the need to restructure institutional mechanisms for regulating environmental activities in order to increase the sustainability of the development of the Asian part of Russia.
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