Introduction: Green economy and sustainable development as the basis for high performance of emerging market economies and the legacy of the coming generations; 1. The COVID-19 crisis as a barrier to the formation of the green economy and sustainable development in emerging market economies; 2. Specific nature of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on sustainable development and the green economy in emerging market economies; 3. The COVID-19 crisis: Potential harm to sustainable development and the green economy and prospects for mitigating it as a new challenge for state management; 4. Scenarios of sustainable development of emerging market economies amid the COVID-19 crisis and prospects for the green economy's anti-crisis management; Conclusion: Green economy and sustainable development amid the COVID-19 crisis: Looking into the future of emerging market economies.