Marc van der Valk, Aktie Strohalm the Netherlands and Stefan Speck, Wuppertal Institute.
Economic instruments can work fast and tend to give continuous incentives for improvements.
ETR is an integrated systematic approach, as opposed to the piecemeal engineering of green taxes we see in many countries. Use this combine and environmental goals, by taxing resource use and not labour. Research in western countries has how that this can increase employment, while reducing resource use and pollution, without adverse effects on the state budget or the profitability and competitiveness of businesses, or the incomes of the poor. Reduce other taxes. The preferences may be different for people in different positions, and in different countries.