Atmospheric Pollution from Fuel Combustion at Stationary Sources in the Regions of Russia: Scale and Dynamics

Abstract

The peculiarities of fuel consumption in Russian regions were revealed — the energy sector consumes 40 % of the country's fuel resources, but its role is declining. There was an increase in fuel consumption by industries and population. The fuel balance of the regions revealed a predominance of gas in the European part and coal in the eastern regions with an increase in the share of associated gas. Thanks to the modernization of the power industry in most regions of Russia, emissions from fuel combustion have decreased and industrial production has increased.