Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism 1049 Environmental Issues and Biofuel Production Prospects in the Central Federal District of Russian Federation Ekaterina S. TITOVA Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Federation es_titova@inbox.ru Svetlana V. RATNER V.A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Federation lanarat@mail.ru Suggested Citation: Titova, E.S., Ratner, S.V. (2019). Environmental Issues and Biofuel Production Prospects in the Central Federal District of Russian Federation. Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, (Volume X, Fall), 5(37): 1049 - 1059. DOI:10.14505/jemt.10.5(37).12 Article’s History: Received June 2019; Revised July 2019; Accepted August 2019. 2019. ASERS Publishing. All rights reserved. Abstract: Growing attention to renewable energy in Russia is largely determined by the fact that some of these technologies allow the processing of anthropogenic waste and by that reduce environmental damage. Heterogeneous economic, geographical and climatic conditions for the Russian Federation regions development set the scientific task of studying regional practices, taking into account the existing programs for the renewable energy production development. The objectives of this study were exploring innovative approaches already used in leading countries of biofuel production organizing as one of the way to ensure sustainable development, as well as an analysis of existing experience and prerequisites for using such approaches in certain regions of the Russian`s Central Federal District. As an example, considered some existing indicators and programs for the fuel and energy sectors development, as well as the results of the individual enterprises in the Belgorod, Voronezh, Yaroslavl and Kostroma regions long-term activities, which use innovative approaches to the production of biofuels. Taking into account various regulatory documents recommendations, including instructions of national standards for innovation management, a number of factors for the effective implementation of innovations in the biofuel production are highlighted. Particular attention is paid to the biofuel production importance for the solid industrial, agricultural and household waste, containing organic compounds, processing as a promising way to protect the environment from anthropogenic pollution, which may be the key to the existing environmental conditions maintaining. Keywords: sustainable development; biofuel production; renewable energy; biomass; biogas; anthropogenic waste disposal. JEL Classification: Q20; Q42; Q55; O32. Introduction The problem of waste management today is relevant to all regions of Russia without exception. The volumes of waste generation increase every year, and the possibilities for their processing are still far behind. This leads to the fact that increasing amounts of waste accumulate at landfills, creating a potential threat to the environment (Figure 1). In the absence of a separate municipal solid waste (MSW) collection system, drugs with expired shelf life, broken mercury-containing thermometers and fluorescent lamps, containers with toxic chemicals, varnishes, paints, and etc. under the guise of low-hazardous MSW is taken to landfills, which are most often arranged in developed quarries, ravines, wetlands near settlements, which is unacceptable from ecological and hygienic positions. In addition, Russian counter food embargo helped to intensify development of agriculture in recent DOI: https://doi.org/10.14505/jemt.10.5(37).12