Environmental Expenditures as a Tool to Influence the Development of Green Technologies

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess public and private investments in environmental protection. Methods : Research founded on the analysis of empirical data presented on official websites, as well as a comparative analysis of regional features of financing environmental protection measures published in open sources. Results: The results of the study showed a significant increase in financial investments in environmental protection activities, a change in the structure of investments with an increase in the share of air protection, as well as significant differences in financing between the regions of the Russian Federation. The dominance of energy taxes in the structure of environmental payments was revealed with a stable increase in payments for environmental pollution. Conclusions: The study confirms the effectiveness of the measures implemented to develop a "green economy", but indicates the need to improve the environmental investment management system and eliminate regional imbalances in the financing of environmental protection measures. The results contribute to the formation of a theoretical and methodological basis for the development of effective strategies for the transition to a sustainable development .