Peculiarities and trends of national environmental policies of countries

The current crisis phenomena in the economies of most countries have a major impact on the implementation of the main directions of environmental policy related to the policy of replacing energy resources with "clean" ones that do not pollute the atmosphere and do not harm living organisms and the environment. The impact of the crisis can slow down the implementation of many policy points in developed countries, including the European Union. The article examines the experience of implementation of environmental policy of the European Union, presents the main concepts and ways of development of new economic models (in particular, the green economy) of some developed countries, and also investigates the directions of transition to renewable energy sources (RES) in developing countries. In the course of the study some indicators of economic efficiency of the undertaken measures and their results are considered. Russia's resource-export model is unstable and a dead end, which is recognized by politicians and scientists alike. Development based on the depletion of natural resources cannot be sustainable in the long term. The country is in search of a new model, which can be a model of green economy.