Belgium might introduce new environmental taxes on the airline sector
2021-08-30
Environmental taxes on the aviation sector could contribute 1.5 billion euros to the State budget of Belgium.
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News, indicators and facts of the work of the Green Fiscal Policy Network and our partners in Belgium.
Dirty Subsidies: How Europe sabotages its climate goals (Investigate Europe)
2020-07-06
2020 was supposed to be the year the EU would launch its ambitious plan to tackle the climate crisis. But why does Europe sabotage its climate goals by subsidising the
Nine EU countries ask for an aviation carbon tax
2019-11-22
11 November 2019: In a joint statement, the Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark and Bulgaria asked the European Commission to introduce a
EU must not blindly sign up to a weak aviation carbon market
2018-12-05
14.11.2018 – As countries negotiate rules for offsetting airline emissions in Montreal, the EU should reserve its right to impose stronger regional policies. Replacing the EU ETS with Carbon Offsetting and
40% of EU budget should be dedicated to greening the economy
2018-11-19
09.11.2018 – According to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), an EU advisory body, the EU’s next multi-annual budget (2021-2027) should dedicate 40% of spending to the low-carbon economy and
Road charges in the EU: a fairer and environmentally friendlier system
2018-10-31
25.10.2018 – The European Parliament voted in favor of new rules on road use charges in the EU to guarantee equal treatment of road users and to help Member States reach
Despite strong carbon prices, the EU is still on track for a 4 degree Celsius temperature rise
2018-10-31
23.10.2018 – Global asset manager Schroders launched its Climate Progress Dashboard in 2017 predicting the EU is on path for a temperature rise of 4°C.Despite the bright spark of strong carbon
Environmental taxes in the EU
2017-04-10
5 April 2017 – Government revenues from environmental taxes amounted to EUR 359.3 billion in 2015 among European Union countries. The highest share of environmental taxes was in Croatia, while
OECD Inventory of Estimated Budgetary Support and Tax Expenditures for Fossil Fuels
2017-03-29
The 2013 OECD Inventory of Estimated Budgetary Support and Tax Expenditures for Fossil Fuels identifies and estimates direct budgetary transfers and tax expenditures relating to fossil fuel production and consumption.
Reforming environmentally harmful subsidies for a resource efficient Europe (IEEP, IVM, Ecologic, VITO)
2015-11-23
This study for the European Commission (DG Environment) identifies and examines cases of environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS) across a range of environmental sectors and issues in EU Member States. The study also analyses examples
