This is the third year of economic growth, positive industrial output and improved environmental standards. Poland's environmental policy is supported by a national fund for environmental protection supported by pollution tariffs. The CSD has not addressed financial problems nor the popular perceptions that ODA has failed. He called for more effective use of ODA as leverage funding and adjustment in the risk content of environmental investment. IMF activities to improve the microeconomic environment include improving tax systems and raising revenue.
Some tax incentives promote the wrong goal.
For example, in many countries diesel, which is a dirtier fuel than gasoline, is not taxed where gasoline is. The CSD should address these distortions. The administration of an international transportation tax is more complicated than it may appear. Hilary Thompson of the National Westminister Bank said environmental and business sense are closely linked. However, sustainable development requires long-term thinking, planning and time scales, while the opposite holds true for financial markets.