Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: Jevons’ Paradox Revisited: Do Russian Environmental Institutions Contribute to Green Growth?

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Jevons’ Paradox Revisited: Do Russian Environmental Institutions Contribute to Green Growth?

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Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2020 13 (4)
Authors: Glazyrina, Irina P.; Zabelina, Irina A.
Contact information: Glazyrina, Irina P.: Department for ecological economics Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology SB RAS Chita, Russian Federation; Transbaikal State University Chita, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0000-0001-6774-9284; Zabelina, Irina A.: Department for ecological economics Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology SB RAS Chita, Russian Federation; Transbaikal State University Chita, Russian Federation; ORCID: 0000-0003-4464-2593
Keywords: eco-intensity; decoupling; environmental and economic trends
Abstract: The purpose of this work is to quantify the effectiveness of the environmental institutions in Russia from the perspective of the concepts of green economy and green growth. For these purposes we used the indicators of the environmental and economic dynamics, which can be considered as characteristics of the quality of growth from an environmental point of view: eco-intensity, representing direct quantitative characteristics of resource use or negative impact per unit of economic result, and decoupling coefficients. The authors adhere to the approach to the quantitative assessment of green growth, proposed by P. Victor in 2014. The proposed tools allow analyzing environmental and economic trends for individual regions, industries and types of negative anthropogenic impact. Based on the calculation results, it can be concluded that Russian environmental institutions are not a sufficiently fine instrument of regulation, as they do not fully take into account the regional characteristics and, in general, do not create sufficient incentives for greening the economy. The results of the work can be used both in theoretical studies of ecological and economic dynamics for individual countries and regions, and in practical development of programs for the development of territories
Pages: 496–506
DOI: 10.17516/1997-1370-0584
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/135187

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