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The European Union is determined to control more effectively the impact of human activities on the environment and fully understands the need to diversify its approach in order to achieve the objectives it has set.
The European Union is determined to control more effectively the impact of human activities on the environment and fully understands the need to diversify its approach in order to achieve the objectives it has set.
Accordingly, alongside its laws and the targets and standards it has set itself, the European Union has also developed other tools to help improve the environment, including subsidies, the part of the 7th FPRD earmarked for research and eco-technologies to support sustainable development, information campaigns and preventive action.
Accordingly, alongside its laws and the targets and standards it has set itself, the European Union has also developed other tools to help improve the environment, including subsidies, the part of the 7th FPRD earmarked for research and eco-technologies to support sustainable development, information campaigns and preventive action.
In addition, market instruments, which are a route already explored by the EU, now need to be given particular attention and backed up by new proposals.
In addition, market instruments, which are a route already explored by the EU, now need to be given particular attention and backed up by new proposals.
Using the experience gained by certain Member States, the EU is in a position to propose a Community approach in this field by initiating new schemes and promoting the exchange of good practice between Member States.
Using the experience gained by certain Member States, the EU is in a position to propose a Community approach in this field by initiating new schemes and promoting the exchange of good practice between Member States.
Such a Community policy will, of course, require the approval of all Member States and will need to overcome the concerns of some of them on the question of tax harmonisation.
Such a Community policy will, of course, require the approval of all Member States and will need to overcome the concerns of some of them on the question of tax harmonisation.
If that cannot be achieved then the policy could be implemented on the basis of enhanced cooperation between Member States.
If that cannot be achieved then the policy could be implemented on the basis of enhanced cooperation between Member States.
The main instruments which we will address, insofar as they relate to the various sectors, are financial incentives and taxes.
The main instruments which we will address, insofar as they relate to the various sectors, are financial incentives and taxes.
Your rapporteur is well aware of the need to deal in detail with issues such as waste, water policy, soil, etc. but wanted to concentrate on the priority sectors and identify the principles to be applied to market instruments for environment and related policy purposes.
Your rapporteur is well aware of the need to deal in detail with issues such as waste, water policy, soil, etc. but wanted to concentrate on the priority sectors and identify the principles to be applied to market instruments for environment and related policy purposes.
One of the few market instruments applied at Community level today is the carbon emissions trading scheme, which must shortly be revised to make it more effective.
One of the few market instruments applied at Community level today is the carbon emissions trading scheme, which must shortly be revised to make it more effective.
Environmental taxation varies greatly from one Member State to another and is falling.
Environmental taxation varies greatly from one Member State to another and is falling.
In 2004 the average revenue from environmental taxes was 2.9% of EU-15 GDP, having fallen by 6.5% since 1999.
In 2004 the average revenue from environmental taxes was 2.9% of EU-15 GDP, having fallen by 6.5% since 1999.
This average rate therefore needs to be increased and the gaps between the Member States need to be closed.
This average rate therefore needs to be increased and the gaps between the Member States need to be closed.
Your rapporteur is aware of the unanimity requirement on tax issues, but wishes to stress that there is a certain paradox between, on the one hand, recognising the transnational nature of the threats to the environment and, on the other hand, maintaining the status quo on environmental taxation at Community level.
Your rapporteur is aware of the unanimity requirement on tax issues, but wishes to stress that there is a certain paradox between, on the one hand, recognising the transnational nature of the threats to the environment and, on the other hand, maintaining the status quo on environmental taxation at Community level.
This situation encourages national solutions and runs the risk of distorting competition between the Member States’ undertakings.
This situation encourages national solutions and runs the risk of distorting competition between the Member States’ undertakings.
The need to be competitive means it also leads to unfair tax competition and a constant downward pressure on tax rates, which ultimately risks compromising the viability of public finances and support for public policies, including environmental policies.
The need to be competitive means it also leads to unfair tax competition and a constant downward pressure on tax rates, which ultimately risks compromising the viability of public finances and support for public policies, including environmental policies.
If no progress is made on taxation, permit or quota trading schemes will be the only Community instruments available.
If no progress is made on taxation, permit or quota trading schemes will be the only Community instruments available.
While the emissions trading scheme can be used to achieve reduction targets for CO 2 , it is questionable whether such a scheme could be effectively applied in other sectors because emissions of certain greenhouse gases and other gaseous pollutants such as NOx and SO 2 are linked to local conditions.
While the emissions trading scheme can be used to achieve reduction targets for CO 2 , it is questionable whether such a scheme could be effectively applied in other sectors because emissions of certain greenhouse gases and other gaseous pollutants such as NOx and SO 2 are linked to local conditions.
As far as biodiversity is concerned, the compensation scheme does not appear to be acceptable as it would rely on creating from scratch a specific natural area to compensate for the destruction or degradation of another area in order to carry out a commercial or housing project.
As far as biodiversity is concerned, the compensation scheme does not appear to be acceptable as it would rely on creating from scratch a specific natural area to compensate for the destruction or degradation of another area in order to carry out a commercial or housing project.
Any such compensation is unrealistic because the two areas cannot be equivalent.
Any such compensation is unrealistic because the two areas cannot be equivalent.
For market instruments to be effective they need to be complementary with each other and with other instruments, their scope needs to be understood and they need to be accepted by the public; they must not be seen solely as a further constraint imposed by the EU.
For market instruments to be effective they need to be complementary with each other and with other instruments, their scope needs to be understood and they need to be accepted by the public; they must not be seen solely as a further constraint imposed by the EU.
If Europe’s citizens are to be encouraged to adopt environmentally friendly lifestyles and consumption patterns and to reduce the impact of human activities on ecosystems, they need to be given that choice.
If Europe’s citizens are to be encouraged to adopt environmentally friendly lifestyles and consumption patterns and to reduce the impact of human activities on ecosystems, they need to be given that choice.
For example, employees who have to drive to work in their own car when there is no public transport should not be penalised
For example, employees who have to drive to work in their own car when there is no public transport should not be penalised
Furthermore, such efforts, if they are to be socially acceptable, must be progressive and must not penalise households that are struggling financially.
Furthermore, such efforts, if they are to be socially acceptable, must be progressive and must not penalise households that are struggling financially.
While the issue of taxes on products and services needs to be approached with caution, other potential solutions exist, such as redistributing overall taxation based on the principles of solidarity and social justice with a view to achieving the Union’s environmental goals.
While the issue of taxes on products and services needs to be approached with caution, other potential solutions exist, such as redistributing overall taxation based on the principles of solidarity and social justice with a view to achieving the Union’s environmental goals.
In fact a large part of the tax on business and on income from capital has been shifted to households and it is a burden that bears more heavily on income from lower-paid work.
In fact a large part of the tax on business and on income from capital has been shifted to households and it is a burden that bears more heavily on income from lower-paid work.
Market instruments are not, however, limited to taxation.
Market instruments are not, however, limited to taxation.
The Member States have introduced other instruments, such as energy savings certificates and green energy certificates.
The Member States have introduced other instruments, such as energy savings certificates and green energy certificates.
And there are other measures, too, which need to be assessed not only in terms of their environmental and social impact but also their economic impact.
And there are other measures, too, which need to be assessed not only in terms of their environmental and social impact but also their economic impact.
From the point of view of the competitiveness of the EU and its Member States, certain policies, particularly those on freight transport, would be more effective if they were applied at European level.
From the point of view of the competitiveness of the EU and its Member States, certain policies, particularly those on freight transport, would be more effective if they were applied at European level.
For example, the taxes set by certain Member States on road transport do not reduce the movement of goods at European level but simply move that traffic onto roads where no charge is levied.
For example, the taxes set by certain Member States on road transport do not reduce the movement of goods at European level but simply move that traffic onto roads where no charge is levied.
Within the internal market the EU must rethink its approach to the notion of free competition and give priority to an environmental approach in the market.
Within the internal market the EU must rethink its approach to the notion of free competition and give priority to an environmental approach in the market.
The EU has had sufficient warning and recognises the challenge to which it must rise on the issue of climate change in order to predict and anticipate the possibility of today’s policies failing.
The EU has had sufficient warning and recognises the challenge to which it must rise on the issue of climate change in order to predict and anticipate the possibility of today’s policies failing.
A recent study by American scientists has reported a 35% increase in CO 2 emissions since 1990; if that figure is confirmed it would be very bad news as far as the Kyoto Protocol target of a 5% reduction in CO 2 emissions by 2012 is concerned.
A recent study by American scientists has reported a 35% increase in CO 2 emissions since 1990; if that figure is confirmed it would be very bad news as far as the Kyoto Protocol target of a 5% reduction in CO 2 emissions by 2012 is concerned.
Your rapporteur is aware of the difficulties involved in reaching international solutions to combat climate change effectively.
Your rapporteur is aware of the difficulties involved in reaching international solutions to combat climate change effectively.
The Union must continue its efforts to reduce CO 2 emissions, to achieve a global reduction in emissions and in the area of international trade rules, particularly as regards non-discrimination of trading partners.
The Union must continue its efforts to reduce CO 2 emissions, to achieve a global reduction in emissions and in the area of international trade rules, particularly as regards non-discrimination of trading partners.
The border tax adjustment envisaged by certain Member States and supported in the report seems to offer an acceptable solution and should therefore be supported by all Member States and by the Commission.
The border tax adjustment envisaged by certain Member States and supported in the report seems to offer an acceptable solution and should therefore be supported by all Member States and by the Commission.
Such a tax may not be in line with certain provisions in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade but it is up to the Commission to ensure that the WTO rules are upheld.
Such a tax may not be in line with certain provisions in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade but it is up to the Commission to ensure that the WTO rules are upheld.
Those rules provide for WTO members to take action, including protectionist action, necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health and to conserve exhaustible resources.
Those rules provide for WTO members to take action, including protectionist action, necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health and to conserve exhaustible resources.
Forecasts of the global impact of climate change and, more generally, of the impact of human activities on nature, and consequently on human health, must lead not merely to a decoupling of growth from the exploitation of resources and production and consumption patterns but also to a change in our development model.
Forecasts of the global impact of climate change and, more generally, of the impact of human activities on nature, and consequently on human health, must lead not merely to a decoupling of growth from the exploitation of resources and production and consumption patterns but also to a change in our development model.
Consequently, we need to organise a transition to a different model for our Western societies.
Consequently, we need to organise a transition to a different model for our Western societies.
The questions we need to ask ourselves therefore are: what other scenario do we need to envisage and what other policies do we need to apply in order to achieve our objectives?
The questions we need to ask ourselves therefore are: what other scenario do we need to envisage and what other policies do we need to apply in order to achieve our objectives?
If we fail to change our lifestyles and reduce neither our output nor our consumption, can we possibly meet the environmental challenges facing us?
If we fail to change our lifestyles and reduce neither our output nor our consumption, can we possibly meet the environmental challenges facing us?
СТАНОВИЩЕ НА комисията по икономически и парични въпроси (*)
OPINION of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (*)
относно Зелена книга относно пазарните инструменти за опазването на околната среда и за целите на свързаните с това политики
on Green Paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes
Комисията по икономически и парични въпроси приканва водещата комисия по околна среда, обществено здраве и безопасност на храните да включи в предложението за резолюция, което ще приеме, следните предложения:
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs calls on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions in its motion for a resolution:
A. като има предвид, че пазарните инструменти включват важни инструменти за прилагане на принципа „Замърсителят плаща” и по-общо за вземане под внимание на скритите производствени разходи и потреблението по отношение на човешкото здраве и околната среда по разходно-ефективен начин;
A. Whereas Market-Based Instruments consist of important tools for implementing the "polluter pays" principle, and more broadly, for taking into account of the hidden costs of production and consumption to people's health and the environment in a cost effective way;
Б. като има предвид, че реформата на вредните за околната среда субсидии (EHS) може да допринесе за борбата с изменението на климата, за насърчаване на устойчиво развитие и запазване на международната конкурентоспособност на ЕС;
B. Whereas the reform of environmentally-harmful subsidies (EHS) can contribute to addressing climate change, advance sustainable development and maintain the EU’s international competitiveness;
6. припомня, че в проучвания на Комисията се заключава, че постигането на целите от Киото би могло да струва 6,8 млрд. евро, но чрез използване на схемата на ЕС за търговия с емисии на парникови газове (ETS) е възможно да се намалят годишните разходи до 2,9 до 3,7 млрд. евро;
Recalls that Commission studies conclude that achieving the Kyoto targets could cost as much as EUR 6,8 billion, but that by using the EU's GHG emissions trading system (EU-ETS) it is possible to reduce the annual cost to EUR 2,9 to EUR 3,7 billion;
Икономика от данъци, свързани с околната среда, фигура 3.1 "Продажба на и данъци върху бензин и дизелово гориво в държавите-членки на ОИСР (1994-2004)" ;
Economy of Environmentally Related Taxes, figure 3.1 “Sales of, and taxes on, petrol and diesel in OECD Europe (1994-2004)”. ;
Напр. енергийният сектор остава ключов сектор за намаляване на емисиите на парникови газове.
For example, the power sector remains a key sector for reducing GHG emissions.
Други мерки като либерализирането на енергийния пазар, в т.ч. правото на потребителя на избор на доставчик, могат да допринесат за тази цел. ;
Other measures, such as the liberalisation of the electricity market, including the consumer choice of supplier, can contribute to the same objective. ;
20. счита, че е важно да насърчи търговските партньори на ЕС да предприемат ефективни мерки за намаляване на емисиите на парникови газове и да разработят съпоставими и взаимно признати стандарти, но когато такова споразумение не може да бъде постигнато, настоятелно призовава Комисията да разработи необходимите стимули като например механизми за изравняване нивата на въглерода; признава, че задължителните международни критерии и ангажименти за всички сектори, изложени на рисковете на конкуренцията, биха били за предпочитане пред евентуалното приемане на гранични данъчни корекции, които да компенсират изкривяванията между търговските партньори;
Considers that it is important to encourage the EU's trading partners to undertake effective measures to abate GHG emissions and to develop comparable and mutually accepted standards, but where no such arrangement can be attained, urges the Commission to develop the necessary incentives such as carbon equalisation mechanisms; recognizes that binding international benchmarks and commitments covering all sectors that are vulnerable to competition would be preferable to the possible adoption of border tax adjustments to offset distortions among trading partners;
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относно Зелена книга относно пазарните инструменти за опазването на околната среда и за целите на свързаните с това политики
on the green paper on market based instruments for environment and related policy purposes
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