In connection with increase in the man-made impact on environment, a problem of coal ash handling being both regional and global, becomes more and more actual. At many Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) of Russia ash disposal sites are close to their design filling that forces power engineers to search for the new ways of dealing with these matters. Without involving the profile scientific organizations, engaged in solution of the coal ash handling problem, a personnel from TPPs and power companies won't cope with this.

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In the paper information on a newly accepted targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on a national level by 2020 and requirements for GHG emissions regulation is presented. Results of analysis of additional measures in frames of the national policy to be planned are introduced. Rational measures to limit GHG emissions in the energy sector for the coming 10 years are pointed out, a possibility of CCS technologies implementation in the Russian energy sector is evaluated.

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Combustion of any fuel results in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions contributing in the climate change. Carbon dioxides (CO₂) make more than 99% of all GHG.

In order to limit the man-made impact on climatic system, in 1992 UN accepted the Convention on Climate Change (ССС), and in 1997  - the Kyoto Protocol to CCC, which came into force in the international scene in 2005. Russia is a member-state of CCC and Kyoto Protocol.

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The results of field studies related to wheat growing with the use of ash-and-slag fertilizes are given. Concentration of some heave metals in wheat, depending on amount of ash-and-slag fertilizes, was observed. Results of mathematical processing of research results are discussed.

Present environmental problems connected with development of our civilization include a variety of aspects of all human activities, especially the industrial production. Official and unofficial sources give a lot of information on the environmental situation in the cities and country as a whole.

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The paper includes description of the basic principles and propositions of ecological standardization system accepted in EU, analysis of the European practice in development of documentation on the best available technologies (BAT), suggestions on nature protection legislation harmonization in EU and Russia relating to power objects.

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In the Russian Federation according to the Law “On higher and postgraduate professional education” in 2015 in the majority of universities a transfer to the two-level system of higher professional education will be completed by the example of the European “Bologna” one with the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, but no engineers will be graduated.

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Yuriy L. Maksimenko

National Pollution Abatement Facility Executive Directorate, Moscow, Russia

All over the world, the decision of environmental problems causes significant difficulties, especially in case of chronic problem, generated by past economic activities. However, they should be resolved to avoid continuing of degradation of the environment to the level of irreversible environmental and social consequences and rendering of essential health effect to the population and significant reduction in economic growth rates.

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