Аннотация:In light of the agenda of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development "green economy" tools applied in law of every country participant of the Conference acquire a special importance. Not all the methods of promoting environmentally significant economic activity known to the international community exist in Russian law. That is why creating of a "green economy" is the purpose of the current stage of social and economic development of Russia.
Keywords: the United Nations Conference; sustainable development; Rio+20; green economy, environmental legislation; economic regulation.