The article is devoted to the characteristics of environmental investments in the Russian Federation, which are divided into two types: the first investments are aimed at the development and implementation of environmentally friendly production technologies; the second investments are directed to the commissioning of environmental protection and nature-cleaning fixed assets. Investments of the second type are considered in more detail. The data of modern statistics show the reduction of

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... tions with special costs, associated with investments in the construction of environmental facilities. The dynamics of "green" investments, their structure by directions and sources of financing are analyzed. Economic methods to stimulate environmental investments of enterprises and increase, targeted government spending on the environment, are proposed. As a result, we can consider that transition is needed from the residual principle of financing environmental protection to a directed increase in targeted government spending.