The Application of Intersectoral Input-Output Model for Water Consumption and Air Pollution in Russia

The purpose of this paper is analyzing of intersectoral material flows in Russian economy by means of input-output approach that is necessary for National Green Accounts (air pollution and water consumption were under consideration). The special attention was paid to the embodied or “virtual” water (water that is “accumulated” in the production of sectors in the course of manufacturing process, or “ecological rucksack”). Sectors exporting their production were under consideration: oil-and-gas industry, ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy, wood, pulp-and-paper. The first aim was to estimate the amount of “exported” water which is “embodied” in production. The second aim was to analyze intersectional allocation of air pollution for Russian economy (SO2 is an example), to indicate the main polluting sectors paying attention to direct and indirect pollution in each sector of economy and to trace some recent changes in eco-efficiency