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Influence of Ferrous Metallurgy Enterprises on Atmospheric Air Quality as an Environmental Component of Sustainable Development of Territories. Report 1

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The main provisions of the Concept of Sustainable Development, formulated in 1992 at the conference in Rio de Janeiro, based on the triad economic–environmental–social sustainability, are accepted as the basis for development by most countries of the world. During this time, an institutional framework for sustainable development has been formed both at the interstate level and at the level of specific states. Reducing air pollution is one of the key tasks that need to be addressed to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals formulated by the United Nations. In Russia, despite the adoption of the Concept of Transition to Sustainable Development back in 1996, focusing on the environmental components took a long time. The development stages in Russia of the regulatory environment aimed at ensuring sustainable development and reducing the level of atmospheric air pollution are considered. It was revealed that a significant expansion of the regulatory framework in the specified field occurred only in 2017–2019. This is largely due to Russia’s orientation towards achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and adoption of Russia’s national development goals. Despite the use of such financial mechanisms as the state program of the Russian Federation “Environmental Protection” and the national project “Ecology” to achieve sustainability goals, it was found that the share of environmental protection expenditures in the total volume of federal budget expenditures in 2019 amounted to only 1.3%. At present, in 12 cities of the Russian Federation, the level of air pollution is assessed as high and very high. In seven out of these twelve cities, there are ferrous metallurgy enterprises that exert significant anthropogenic pressure on the environment.

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  1. The World Steel Association evaluates eight main and seven additional parameters, assessing the environmental, social and economic sustainability of companies.)

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Glushakova, O.V., Chernikova, O.P. Influence of Ferrous Metallurgy Enterprises on Atmospheric Air Quality as an Environmental Component of Sustainable Development of Territories. Report 1. Steel Transl. 51, 249–256 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0967091221040057

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