This site contains a wide variety of information of use to those interested in the topics of ecological tax reform, taxation and subsidy reform, government environmental policies, eco-efficiency, or sustainable development and government policy. Through the annotated bibliography and case studies, it provides tools for people seeking change.
Government policy has a major impact on all sorts of economic activity.
Government-imposed regulations constrain or encourage many sorts of activities in order to meet the goals of modern societies. The fact is that all economic decisions have environmental consequences, just as all environmental decisions have economic consequences. IISD's program has been exploring these issues, and this site effects some of our work to date. Includes categories of instruments and trends in their use. The literature explaining these issues is reviewed three ways.