Prospects for applying the concept of green economy to ensure national priorities of Russia

Aim. The work aimed to identify and justify the possibilities and limitations of applying the green economy main imperatives to ensure national priorities of Russia under the current geopolitical situation, taking into account the tasks of long-term development.

Objectives. The work seeks to define the modern content of the concept of green economy and its place in theoretical approaches that take into account the environmental consequences of economic activity, as well as justify the prospects for applying the concept of green economy for the development and improvement of various fields of economic policy in modern conditions.

Methods. The study employed general scientific methods to obtain scientific results, including analysis, synthesis, generalization, systematization, and comparative analysis.

Results. The work determined the major directions of development of the green economy imperatives at the current stage. The concept of the closed-loop economy is substantiated as the core of its practical implementation. The work revealed hierarchical relationships of the concept of the green economy with other approaches, such as low-carbon economy, green growth economy, closed-loop economy, sharing economy, green financing, etc. The work identified seven fields of intersection of the green economy with other theoretical concepts promising for the development of directions and measures of state policy in order to ensure national priorities in modern Russia.

Conclusions. The integrating potential of the green economy key provisions can serve as a basis for ensuring national priorities in terms of the quality and standard of living of the Russian population. The practice-oriented nature of the green economy in combination with the active development of technological and financial instruments create the prerequisites for the successful implementation of various fields of state economic policy, taking into account the environmental consequences of economic activity.

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