Sustainable Strategy Policy Priorities in Russia

Tkachenko Maxym (CEFIR)

Russian approaches to the concept of sustainable development

Presidential Decree “On some measures to increase energy and eco-efficiency of Russian economy” from 4/06/08 #889 (task: develop the action plan aimed at the government support of implementation of policy of energy and eco-efficiency in the RF.)

• Targets a 40% decrease in energy-intensity of Russian GDP by 2020 compared to 2007

RF Government Order from 18.06.2008 #ИШ-П9-3772 for realization of Presidential Decree №889 purposes (“ ... prepare federal law aimed on increase energy and eco-efficiency of Russian economy … “)

• draft Federal Law #111741-5 “On introduction of changes in some laws aiming on increasing eco- and energy-efficiency of the Russian Economy”; draft Federal Law #111730-5 “On energy savings and increase of the energy efficiency”.

Russian long-run social and economic development concept 2020 (adopted by RF Government Order from 17.11.2008 #1662-p. Targets levels of specific influence on environment)

• Goals 3-7 times pollutions decrease, depends on industry RF Government Order from 25.12.2008 №1996-p (sets the 2009 development of “

State Energy Efficiency Program”)

Legislative base for activisation of energy efficient technologies.

Presidential Decree №889 from 04.06.2008 г.

«On some measures to increase energy and eco-efficiency of

Russian economy»Federal Law

№111730-5 «About energy conservation

and energy efficincy improvement»

(Draft)

Federal Law№ 111741-5

«About changes in some Legislative Acts of RF,

In order to improve energy and eco-efficiency»

(Draft)

State Energy Efficiency Program

State Energy Efficiency Program Goals:

reduce the risk of Russia's economy of covering the needs in energy and power by 2020

reduce the risk of Russia's energy resources export potential decrease by 2020

decrease household running costs set limits on investments in fuel-energy complex, that cause

tariffs and inflation increase. prevent environmental pollution and secure Russia's

commitment to control greenhouse gases emission.

Proposed Policy measures

State Energy Efficiency Program

Special regulation for:

Natural monopolies Other business units

Regulation mechanisms application: - supervision and accounting of production, transition and consumption of energy resourses - technical regulation - targeting energy efficiecy indexes ; - obligatory energy-audit; - Energy efficiency programs realization

Market mechanisms application: - establishment of «white» (energy efficiency) и «green» (renewable energy sources (RES)) sertificate markets; - froming market terms for carbon investments (Co2 market) that increase energy efficiency

Stimulating mechanisms application: - federal budjet subsidization- tax benefits assignments; - stimulation of production and turnover of equipment with max. energy efficiency

Renewable Energy Sources(RES)

RES is an important aspect in Russia's development strategy.

Russian long-run social and economic development concept 2020 (adopted by RF Government Order from 17.11.2008 №1662-p.) provides for electricity production expansion on the basis of RES without mid and big hydropower plants (from 8 bill. kWt*h in 2007 to 80 bill. kWt*h in 2020)

The legislative base for developing RES in Russia is already developing. The basic document is RF Government Order from 08.01.2009 № 1-p “General aspects of government policy of energy efficiency increase in power industry through RES by 2020 ”.

• sets goal and principles of using RES.

• Targets volumes of production and consumption RES

(2010 - 1,5%, 2015 – 2,5%, 2020 - 4,5%)

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