出版社：Economic Laboratory for Transition Research Podgorica
摘要：The aim of the research is to identify the connection between economicdevelopment and environmental performance at the industrial level.The subject of the research is a set of processes of correlation analysisof economic and environmental indicators of the oil and gas producingindustry. The urgency of the task of mitigating anthropogenic climatechange caused by rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphereis proven. Statistical data on emissions for the past 15 yearsare analyzed, change trends are identified. The authors establish the causeof the growth in greenhouse gas emissions, the energy sector beingthe main contributor. A description of the mechanism of the effect ofgreenhouse gases on the climate system is provided. The requirementsset by international agreements and Russian documents aimed at reducinggreenhouse gas emissions are unified. The main gases that cause thegreenhouse effect are identified, their classification and brief characteristicsare provided in the article. The necessity to promote the monitoringof greenhouse gas emissions and reporting system at the global levelis substantiated. The purpose of the advanced metering system is toobtain relevant and reliable data for timely response to and planned reductionof greenhouse gas emissions. In accordance with the recommendationsof the international standard for non-financial reporting,GRI, the effectiveness of reducing greenhouse gas emissions should bedisclosed in the aspect of “Emissions”. The progress of economic sciencehas made it important to take into account the natural component,and the value of bioresources will increase over time, therefore, thecompany's economic development can not be isolated. In accordancewith the hypothesis, it is assumed that the economy and ecology areinterrelated and affect each other. To determine economic developmentand its environmental footprint at the industry level in the aspect ofglobal warming, new approaches and methods must be applied. Basedon statistical methods, a correlation model between economic develop- ment and environmental performance has been developed to identify their interrelations based on non-financial reporting data. The developed model can be used by the owners of oil and gas companies and its general principles by the companies of different industries. The results may be of interest to all categories of non-financial reporting users, including government agencies in managing sustainable development at the industry level. The correlation model was tested on the non-financial reports of the oil and gas industry represented by the largest companies - British Petroleum, Lukoil, Shell and Surgutneftegas. Approbation showed different types of interrelations between the two development systems of individual companies: economy and ecology. Thus, the correlation coefficients prove the hypothesis that there is a connection between economic development and environmental performance. The overall result for the industry presented a weak positive relationship. The results obtained show the difference in the approach of companies to the issue of environmental and the lack of attention to the environment at the industry level. Further research in this area, using detailed data from a larger number of industry participants, will improve our understanding of the relationship between the two most important systems of sustainable development and will help to draw practical conclusions.
