Implementation of the Environmental Goods and Services Accounting into the Statistical Practice of the Russian Federation

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.