Strategic priorities of the environmental development of Kuzbass for the period until 2035

The subject of the article is the strategic priorities of the environmental development of Kuzbass for the period until 2035. Priorities are identified at the global, national and regional levels, and possible directions for their solution. The aim of the study is to develop proposals for the Government of the Kemerovo Region and business to implement the selected environmental priorities for improving environmental quality in the region as part of the implementation of the Development Strategy of the Kemerovo Region-Kuzbass for the period until 2035 and a longer term. Ecological problems are considered in the main areas: air pollution, the quality of water bodies, the disposal of production and consumption wastes. The state of the negative impact on nature at global, national and regional levels is assessed. The environmental practice of the administration of the Kemerovo region is presented, including an analysis of the development strategy in the region. As part of the development of a new Kuzbass Development Strategy for the period until 2035, the priority “Decrease in the indicators of environmental pollution in Kuzbass†is highlighted. The essence of the priority is to create comfortable living conditions for the population of the Kemerovo region-Kuzbass on the basis of improving the quality of the environment. The directions of strategies for reducing environmental pollution in the Kemerovo region-Kuzbass are proposed. With a wide coverage of the priority areas of action, measures are highlighted that ensure the achievement of goals to improve air quality, the condition of water bodies and reduce the volume of waste generated, as well as the creation and development of the environmental engineering sub-sector. The estimation of total investment costs is given, which can be directed towards the implementation of tasks ensuring the achievement of the goals set by priority, and also the expected qualitative results from the implementation of proposals in the environmental sphere of Kuzbass are presented.