Implementation of the Environmental Goods and Services Accounting into the Statistical Practice of the Russian Federation
https://doi.org/10.34023/2313-6383-2024-31-2-5-22
Abstract
The article discusses the main characteristics of the international statistical standard «System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012 – Central Framework» (SEEA) in terms of the Environmental Goods and Services Sector (EGSS) developing as well as the provisions of the Eurostat methodological guidelines which are designed to facilitate the monitoring of progress in the EU policy priorities implementation in the field of environmental protection, rational resource management and «green» growth economy. The authors presented a brief overview of publications made by Rosstat specialists and Russian scientists in the field of environmental protection.
The body of article defines practical recommendations on the EGSS implementation into statistical practice in Russia: both the justified approach for compilation the list of environmental goods and services, and the identified statistics sources for calculation the EGSS indicators, as well as an algorithm for their calculation developed by the authors. The recommendations provided in this article are the methodological framework for environmental goods and services accounting.
According to the authors, the study findings will permit further development of methodological guidelines for the EGSS compilation accordance with the Action Plan («Roadmap») for the Implementation of Priority Accounts of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.
About the Authors
M. P. Klevakina
Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Marina P. Klevakina – Head, Agriculture and Environment Statistics Department
39, Myasnitskaya Str., Bldg. 1, Moscow, 107450
T. V. Guren
Scientific Research Institute of Social and Economic Statistics Problems of the Federal State Statistics Service (Research Institute of Statistics of Rosstat)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tatyana V. Guren – Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Leading Researcher, Department of Scientific Developments in New Promising Areas of Statistical Development
44, Izmailovskoe Hwy, Moscow, 105679
I. A. Repin
Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Igor A. Repin – Division Chief, Agricultural and Environmental Statistics Department
39, Myasnitskaya Str., Bldg. 1, Moscow, 107450
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Klevakina M.P., Guren T.V., Repin I.A. Implementation of the Environmental Goods and Services Accounting into the Statistical Practice of the Russian Federation. Voprosy statistiki. 2024;31(2):5-22. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.34023/2313-6383-2024-31-2-5-22
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