Legal regulation of scientific and technical cooperation of the Russian Federation and the member states of the CIS and EAEU in the fuel and energy sectors on problems of rational use of nature, ecology and environmental protection

Issues of legal regulation in order to ensure environmental safety, rational use of natural resources, and their protection are relevant for the Russian Federation and the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). FEC organizations carry out economic activities that have a direct impact on the environment. Legal regulation in the field of environmental management, the establishment of appropriate standards, environmental requirements for business activities, and the establishment of financial regulators contribute to the preservation of the environment. Issues of legal regulation in connection with the Paris Climate Agreement are of particular relevance in modern socio-economic conditions. The CIS states and the EAEU have historically established economic ties in the fuel and energy sector, and common energy markets are currently being formed. In this regard, there is a need to adopt new legislative decisions in the field of rational use of natural resources, ensuring safety and maintaining the environment in proper condition. In particular, joint solutions are needed on climate issues and economic decarbonization. In this study, the goal was to substantiate proposals for the development of certain areas of legal regulation in the area of public relations under consideration. In this regard, an analysis of national legislation was carried out, as well as interstate agreements, decisions, review documents, model laws of the CIS, international agreements and conventions were collected and analyzed. Based on the analysis, a proposal was formulated on the possibility (subject to the interest of all participants) of developing and adopting an inter-integration agreement (between the CIS and EAEU associations) in the field of activity of fuel and energy complex organizations in order to solve environmental problems, as well as climate ones. Such an agreement would allow the EAEU member states to use the existing legal potential of the CIS countries, in particular, model legislation, and would also help resolve issues of financing joint projects in the field of scientific and technical cooperation. The possibility of developing at the level of national legislation criteria for compliance with the requirements of environmental legislation and introducing compliance programs at the level of fuel and energy complex organizations (programs for compliance with the requirements of legislation on the rational use of natural resources and ensuring environmental safety) is also justified.