Green Chemistry Education in Russia

NATALIA TARASOVA EBCATERINA LOKTEVA, AND VALERY LUNIN  

The Russian Federation (Russia) is a big eountry its territory is the largest in the world, and it contains sparsely populated areas along with megalopolises and industrially developed areas. Even more important, Russia is a multi-national and multi-cultural country. The results of the 2010 census show more than 200 nationalities in Russia of very different cultural and religious traditions, although ethnic Russians comprise 81% of the country s population. Thus the mentality and educational level of population are not uniform. As a result of the huge size of the eountry, environmental problems in separate locations may not individually touch the inhabitants of other areas. 

Worldwide Trends in Green Chemistry Education Edited by Vania Gomes Zuin and Liliana Mammino The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015 Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, www.rsc.org 

Additionally, and because of profound political changes during last two or three decades, which have forced people to concentrate on their own economic problems, global environmental problems are not the first priority for many people. Therefore great effort is need to engage the Russian population in responsible behaviour with respect to the environment. The major part of the Russian population is not familiar with the concept of green chemistry rather they are well informed about the ideas of resource and energy conservation in industry, especially in chemical industry. 

The other survey was held to clarify the issues related to innovation policy, competitiveness and prospects for enterprise development after Russia joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2012. The questionnaire contained the question section on green chemistry and its role as potential growth area for the Russian chemical industry. One hundred and four companies which participated in the survey are engaged in the production of the wide range of chemicals. Sixty-one per cent of surveyed enterprises had identified themselves as large, while others identified themselves as medium (32%) and small (7%). Eighty-two per cent of surveyed companies manufacture products for industrial use and 18% manufacture consumer products some of them are focused towards the Russian market, the others are export-oriented. 

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Figure 12.1 The green educational tree , the scheme of green chemistry education in Russia.

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