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Economic Instruments in Environmental Policies in Europe. Hans Vos European Environment Agency CAFE/NEBEI Conference Policy instruments to reduce air pollution Brussels, 11-12 November 2004. A new report. On the use of economic instruments in EU-25, plus other European countries - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Economic Instruments in Environmental Policies in Europe
Hans Vos
European Environment Agency
CAFE/NEBEI Conference
Policy instruments to reduce air pollution
Brussels, 11-12 November 2004
A new report..
• On the use of economic instruments in EU-25, plus other European countries
• Emissions trading, taxes, charges and deposit-refund systems, ETR and EFR, subsidies, subsidy reform and green purchasing, liability
• Focus on main and recent developments; interesting cases, report is meant to give an overview
Earlier EEA reports
• 1996: Report “Environmental Taxes - Implementation and Environmental Effectiveness”
• 1997: Report “Environmental Agreements – Environmental Effectiveness”
• 2000: Report “Environmental taxes - Recent developments in tools for integration“
• Environmental Signals 2002 and 2002, chapters on taxes, tax bases and tax revenues
Why a new report?
– EI at EU level for the first time (EU-ETS)– Energy products tax directive adopted– SD and the Lisbon process– ETAP and role of EI to encourage innovation– Increasing attention for environmentally
harmful subsidies– More realistic prices for energy and water in
new EU member states– Communication on the use of MBI in the
internal market– Kok report: “..progressively including
externalities in prices..”
The process
• Contract with consultants• 1st expert meeting (Dec. 2003)• 1st draft (August 2004)• Reviews by experts + EEA network
(ongoing)• 2nd expert meeting (end 2004)• Final report early 2005
So…
The results in my presentation are not the EEA’s findings (yet)
Database of economic instruments and VA
• (1998) OECD/CEC: Taxes and charges EU + other OECD countries
• (2002) EEA: plus 14 non-OECD countries (REC data under the Sofia Initiative)
• (2003) OECD/EEA*: EI and VA for 42 countries
• (2004+) Improved administration, information and presentation * With support from DG ENV
Emissions trading-what and where?-
• Individual Transferable Quotas in fishery (ICE, NL, DK, P, IT)
• EU-ETS: first economic instrument at EU level
• National CO2 systems in UK and Denmark• NOx trading in Netherlands (2005)• SO2 trading in Slovakia (2002)• More plans for NEC-related systems? • Packaging Recovery Note system (UK)
Rating of key aspects of EU-ETS-by the consultants-
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Technology
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Technology
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Technology
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Allocation
Balance
Scope
Costs
LiquidityPhasing
Technology
Equity
Competetiveness
Efficieny
Emissions trading- a few key points -
• At the EU level: new policies not to inhibit but accommodate the potential for ET
• At national level: new ET schemes to be “transnational” to profit from wide scope
• “Grandfathering” to be restricted as far as feasible
• Choice of sector caps in NAPs: risk of unfair treatment across boundaries
• Data availability, monitoring, and verification key to smooth running
Tax bases in EEA-17 (1996)Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Lux'burg Holland Norw ay Portugal Spain Sw eden UK
Air/EnergyCO2*SO2NOxFuelsS in fuels
TransportCar sales and useDiff. annual car tax
WaterWater eff luents
WasteWaste-endDangerous w aste
NoiseAviation noise
ProductsTyresBeverage cont.PackagingBagsPesticidesCFCsBatteriesLight bulbsPVC/phtalatesLubrication oilFertilisersPaper, boardSolvents
ResourcesRaw materials
in 1996
Sources, including:EEA (2000) Environmental taxes - Redent developments in tools for integration, CopenhagenOECD/EU database for environmental taxes (http://www1.oecd.org/env/policies/taxes/index.htm)
Tax bases in EEA-17 (2000)Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Lux'burg Holland Norw ay Portugal Spain Sw eden UK
Air/EnergyCO2*SO2NOxFuelsS in fuels
TransportCar sales and useDiff. annual car tax
WaterWater eff luents
WasteWaste-endDangerous w aste
NoiseAviation noise
ProductsTyresBeverage cont.PackagingBagsPesticidesCFCsBatteriesLight bulbsPVC/phtalatesLubrication oilFertilisersPaper, boardSolvents
ResourcesRaw materials
in 1996 new in 2000
Sources, including:EEA (2000) Environmental taxes - Redent developments in tools for integration, CopenhagenOECD/EU database for environmental taxes (http://www1.oecd.org/env/policies/taxes/index.htm)
New tax bases in 2000Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Lux'burg Holland Norw ay Portugal Spain Sw eden UK
Air/EnergyCO2*SO2NOxFuelsS in fuels
TransportCar sales and useDiff. annual car tax
WaterWater eff luents
WasteWaste-endDangerous w aste
NoiseAviation noise
ProductsTyresBeverage cont.PackagingBagsPesticidesCFCsBatteriesLight bulbsPVC/phtalatesLubrication oilFertilisersPaper, boardSolvents
ResourcesRaw materials
new in 2000
Sources, including:EEA (2000) Environmental taxes - Redent developments in tools for integration, CopenhagenOECD/EU database for environmental taxes (http://www1.oecd.org/env/policies/taxes/index.htm)
Tax bases in EEA-17 (2004)Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Lux'burg Holland Norw ay Portugal Spain Sw eden UK
Air/EnergyCO2*SO2NOxFuelsS in fuels
TransportCar sales and useDiff. annual car tax
WaterWater eff luents
WasteWaste-endDangerous w aste
NoiseAviation noise
ProductsTyresBeverage cont.PackagingBagsPesticidesCFCsBatteriesLight bulbsPVC/phtalatesLubrication oilFertilisersPaper, boardSolvents
ResourcesRaw materials
in 1996 new in 2000 new in 2004
Sources, including:EEA (2000) Environmental taxes - Redent developments in tools for integration, CopenhagenOECD/EU database for environmental taxes (http://www1.oecd.org/env/policies/taxes/index.htm)
New tax bases in 2004Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Lux'burg Holland Norw ay Portugal Spain Sw eden UK
Air/EnergyCO2*SO2NOxFuelsS in fuels
TransportCar sales and useDiff. annual car tax
WaterWater eff luents
WasteWaste-endDangerous w aste
NoiseAviation noise
ProductsTyresBeverage cont.PackagingBagsPesticidesCFCsBatteriesLight bulbsPVC/phtalatesLubrication oilFertilisersPaper, boardSolvents
ResourcesRaw materials
new in 2004
Sources, including:EEA (2000) Environmental taxes - Redent developments in tools for integration, CopenhagenOECD/EU database for environmental taxes (http://www1.oecd.org/env/policies/taxes/index.htm)
Tax bases in other European countries (2004)
CY CZ EST H LV LT M PL SLO SK BG RO TR HR MK CS BiH AL
Air/EnergyCO2*SO2NOxOther air pollutantsFuelsS in fuels
TransportCar salesAnnual circuation tax
WaterWater eff luents
WasteWaste taxes
NoiseAviation noise
ProductsTyresBeverage cont.PackagingBagsPesticidesCFCsBatteriesLight bulbsPVC/phtalatesLubrication oilFertilisersPaper, boardSolvents
ResourcesRaw materials
Source: OECD/EEA database for environmental taxes (http://www1.oecd.org/env/policies/taxes/index.htm)
New EU Member States Other countries
Comparing groups of countries on tax basesAIR
CO2
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
EEA-17 EU-10 Other
SO2/NOx
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
EEA-17 EU-10 Other
S in fuel
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
EEA-17 EU-10 Other
Comparing groups of countries on tax basesWATER
Water effluents
0%20%40%60%80%
100%
EEA-17 EU-10 Other
Comparing groups of countries on tax basesWASTE
Waste-end
0%20%40%60%80%
100%
EEA-17 EU-10 Other
Packaging
0%20%40%60%80%
100%
EEA-17 EU-10 Other
Other products
0%
50%
100%
EEA-17 EU-10 Other
Comparing groups of countries on tax basesOTHER
Raw materials
0%
50%
100%
EEA-17 EU-10 Other
Aviation noise
0%20%40%60%80%
100%
EEA-17 EU-10 Other
Environmental taxes and charges
- a few key points -• Tax bases and applications are spreading
steadily over European countries• Very few attempts to base tax rates on
externalities• Tax bases designed more closely to the
environmental problem• Little evidence of damage to competitiveness• Design important: recycling of revenues,
exemptions, cuts in exchange for good performance
• Road pricing: promising at national level
Environmental tax reform?
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Labour tax/GDP Environmental tax/GDP
Source of data: Eurostat
Evolution of the share of labour taxes to GDP and environmental taxes to GDP in the period 1995-2002 (% change)
Subsidies, subsidy reform- some key points -
• Lack of information and definitions: no reliable overview
• Subsidies important in accelerating the commercialisation of new technologies
• Increasing attention for technological innovation (ETAP) : subsidise new not existing technology
• Growing desire to reduce environmentally harmful subsidies
• Public procurement to include environmental criteria
• Subsidies should be effective, if they can’t be efficient
Economic instruments- some key points -
Effectiveness • Instrument champion• Picking the winners• Simple, understandable and transparent• Realistic structure and rates• Give advanced notice…• …and stick to what was announced• Correct unacceptable trade-offs by flanking policy• Possibility to respond• Indexation, or even escalation
Economic instruments- some more key points -
Competitiveness• No evidence of major impact on sector level• Always victims on firms level possibleInnovation• Very difficult to find evidence• Financial support crucial• Traditional technology too cheapEquity• Flanking policies
Policy mixes
• From optimal instrument to optimal mix
• Many combinations found• “Two birds with one stone”?• Balance of effectiveness and
efficiency/costs -> conditions
Ideal mix?
"….if we had not installed catalytic converters back then [the 1980ies] , we would have to reduce our driving by 90% today to get the same air quality”.
Andreas TrogeChief of German Environment Agency
To conclude….
Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what never was, nor is, nor ever shall be.Good nature and good sense must ever join,To err is human, to forgive divine.
Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744)
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