State environmental policy is the most important factor in the regulation of social and environmental situation.Under this definition, according to some authors, it is understood a set of special economic, political, legal and other measures.Environmental policy of the state is carried out to ensure the use of natural resources available in the country, in a rational way, contributing dynamically balanced development of society, economy and nature.
the basis of the above factors is the official management of a common concept of solving the problem of natural resources.
Today Russian environmental policy is determined by stable provisions laid down by presidential decree.The main areas of environmental management in modern conditions are:
- formation of a new economic and legal impact of management mechanism of military, economic or any other activity on the environment.
- improve and adapt to the new social, economic model legislation for the protection of nature.
- Formation of licensing, certification and standardization in the environmental sector, in accordance with Russia's entry into the system of the natural security of international importance.
- Education unified state system of environmental monitoring.
- Stimulating the introduction of resource-saving and environmentally friendly technologies.
- Extension Institute for Environmental Impact Assessment.
- Expansion of business activities in the sphere of nature.
- Engaging citizens in decision-making in environmental management and other areas.
Environmental Policy with its conceptual framework is influenced by certain factors.According to experts, a significant impact of the following factors:
- actual degree of worsening problems of natural resources in the territory of a particular country.
- character of any environmental problems associated with the deterioration of the environment.
- Uncertainty in science in solving some fundamentally important issues.
- Resource constraints (including, and financial).
- Valid level of environmental protection and resource saving technologies (including destruction and disposal).
- competitiveness of environmentally friendly products, the efficiency in economic terms of cleaner production.
In addition, how to develop an environmental policy, affect international obligations, as well as the social reaction of the population.
In forming the conceptual basis of environmental management in the country is important to select appropriate functioning of the mechanisms of economic regulation.According to economic theory, the implications for the nature of the production belongs to the externality (external) factors.There are those factors in the imbalance between public and private benefits.An example of this may be the operation of CHP.Such production of electricity, of course, socially useful and revenue owner of the station.But at the same time, it can cause acid rain, increased radioactivity in the surrounding areas.Thus, the functioning of society useful CHP can cause damage to the population, did not benefit from its work.
environmental policy should be aimed at improving the environmental situation.According to the results of some polls, the majority of citizens believe the state apparatus responsible for the natural security.
