欧盟环境政策EU Environmental Policies.pdfVIP

EU Environmental Policies CCICED Taskforce 29 July Beijing Laurence Tubiana IDDRI EU Environmental policies: overview Governance • EU Commission –member states – Harmonized vs non-harmonized environmental policies Definition of environment • Environment defined as a scare resource – Economics help to deal with scare resource problems Importance of Environment in key policy spaces • EU Economy Recovery Plan – End of 2008 – Identified green initiatives • EU Sustainable Development Strategy – Long-term vision on dynamic economy with social cohesion and environmental standards – Sustainable development as a mainstream policy orientation • Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs – Guidelines on environmental issues Policy instruments and Environmental policies Coverage in EU Tools Subject What EU focuses? E Regulation, n Air Land use Soil v i r o command n Noise Water and marine Waste m and control e n Chemicals Nature and biodiversity t Env. Economics Sustainable development Economic instruments Industry and Biotechnology technology RD, International Neighbor Technology issues countries Source: IDDRI, based on EU Commission website Focus: Market-based instruments (MBI) • General features – Tax, pollutant/permits trading,