Vestnik Rossijskij fond fundamentalʹnyh issledovanij

The article explores the environmental aspects of sustainable development in the BRICS countries as the most important participants in the global environmental dialogue. It analyzes the key environmental challenges facing these countries, including environmental pollution, climate change, depletion of natural resources and shortage of clean water. Particular attention is paid to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, the transition to a green economy, the use of renewable energy sources and the development of environmental policy. It notes the active participation of countries in international agreements and programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, developing renewable energy and introducing green technologies. Special attention is paid to the prospects for interstate cooperation, including technology exchange, investment in sustainable infrastructure and coordination of climate policy. A conclusion is made about the need to integrate environmental protection priorities into strategic planning and economic development of the countries of the association in order to achieve global environmental sustainability.

Increased social and economic differentiation in the existing living conditions and the level of environmental safety of the population in each of the BRICS-9 countries actualizes comparative monitoring of national environmental characteristics taking into account existing international standards and regulations. The article analyzes the dynamics of indicators reflecting the environmental well-being of the population and the specifics of social and economic development of the BRICS-9 countries. It is shown that on the background of maintaining a high level of differences between countries in key indicators of environmental well-being of the population, their positive dynamics is observed, but problems of harmful environmental impact remain. It is substantiated that each of the BRICS-9 countries needs to expand the set of measures aimed at reducing the adverse environmental impact and improving the environmental characteristics of life of the population.

The article examines the positioning of the international integration association BRICS in the global economy. The features of the economic situation and financial support of the BRICS member countries are studied in the context of actualization of issues of environmental development and productive interaction in the context of a changing geopolitical situation. Based on the analysis of the current stage of development and economic condition of the BRICS member countries, conclusions are made on strengthening cooperation in the financial sphere and increasing the relevance of environmental issues in the context of achieving the benchmarks of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Conceptual conclusions are formulated on the need to create a balanced environmental financial mechanism, select priority areas for investing in environmental projects and substantiate key vectors for the development of international cooperation in the field of rational use of natural resources and environmental protection.

This article assesses Uzbekistan’s potential and capabilities in the context of its integration into the global economic space, taking into account sustainable water development priorities. It analyzes the country’s key steps in transitioning to a proactive water policy, including the introduction of water-saving and digital technologies, the modernization of irrigation infrastructure, and access to clean drinking water. It emphasizes the importance of Uzbekistan’s participation in BRICS as a platform for attracting investment, sharing best practices, and scientific and technical cooperation in water management. Particular attention is paid to Uzbekistan’s water diplomacy and its contribution to transboundary cooperation.

The study was carried out using funds from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research GRANT for scientific project No. 20–014–22008 and is devoted to the current problem of commercialization of intellectual property in the field of environmental safety in India. Based on the analysis of environmental problems requiring funding, the author conducted a search and analysis of various sources of funding and proved that the most significant at present is the use of intellectual developments for investing in various environmental technologies. The paper concludes that the success of intellectual property use has been achieved through strategic cooperation with financial institutions and investment funds. Based on the data obtained as a result of the study, a summary description of investment funds in the field of environmental safety in India was constructed, allowing the selection of a source of financing for new projects. The study was carried out using methods of complex and comparative legal analysis, as well as general scientific methods of cognition – analysis and synthesis. Among the sources of information, annual reports of various government ministries of India were used. The article devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the use of intellectual property for investing in environmental programs may be of scientific and practical interest to researchers, politicians and entrepreneurs. The study is devoted to the current problem of using mechanisms for commercialization of intellectual property in the field of environmental safety in India. The work analyzes the environmental situation and identifies environmental problems that require funding from various sources to solve. The authors conducted a search and analysis of such sources and proved that the most significant at present is the use of intellectual developments forinvesting in various environmental technologies in India. The paper concludes that the success of commercialization of green smart technologies in India has been achieved through strategic collaboration with financial institutions, investment funds and innovation centers. Based on the data obtained as a result of the study, a summary characteristic of investment funds in the field of environmental safety in India was constructed, allowing the selection of a source of financing for new projects. The study was carried out using methods of complex and comparative legal analysis, as well as general scientific methods of cognition – analysis and synthesis. The sources of information used include annual reports of various ministries of the Government of India. The article devoted to the results of the study of the peculiarities of investing in environmental programs using intelligent developments, may be of scientific and practical interest to researchers, politicians and entrepreneurs.

The research, part of an international collaboration between BRICS countries, was conducted by scientists from S.P. Korolev Samara National Research University, the A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia), Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China, and the International Advanced Research Center for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (India). This article presents the key results of the Russian team’s research on the development of catalysts with minimal platinum content, as well as non-platinum catalysts for alkaline fuel cells (AFCs) operating in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). Carbon materials were used as supports, and the influence of the nature of the carbon supports, dopants, and modifiers (platinum, molybdenum, silver, palladium, iron, nickel, cobalt, etc.) on the catalytic performance of the resulting materials in ORR and HOR was studied.
Testing the synthesized catalysts in an electrochemical cell showed that the catalyst based on mesoporous carbon modified with 7% palladium (SMK-3_Pd) is comparable in performance to a commercial platinum catalyst containing 40% Pt and exhibits high corrosion resistance