Policy brief:

Policy brief:
Author: Lea Skræp Svenningsen
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2018-11-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9289358815

The objective of this policy brief is to present a high-level overview of the use of economic instruments in environmental policies in the Nordic countries from the 1990's up to 2017. This overview is based on previously published reports on the use of economic instruments in Nordic environmental policy. Focus is on the development in use of economic instruments in each of the five Nordic countries, and the region as a whole. More specifically, the policy brief presents: • An overview of number of economic instruments by country and by sector • The revenue from the use of economic instruments by country and by sector • Discussion of the use of economic instruments in relation to the transition to a green economy.

The Use of Economic Instruments in Nordic Environmental Policy 2014–2017

The Use of Economic Instruments in Nordic Environmental Policy 2014–2017
Author: Svenningsen, Lea Skræp
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2019-10-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9289362510

This is the eighth quadrennial report on the use of economic instruments in Nordic environmental policy published by the Nordic Working Group for Environment and Economics. The report comprises two parts. Part I summarises the use of economic instruments in environmental policies of the five countries, during the period 2014-2017. It provides an overview of new instruments and major changes to existing instruments, a detailed country-by-country description of these developments, and a cross-country comparison. Part II provides an overview of the use of voluntary environmental agreements in different environmental sectors across the Nordic countries. It includes an overview and synthesis of studies that have evaluated the effects of voluntary environmental agreements.

Making the environment count

Making the environment count
Author: Björk, Olle
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2016-03-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9289344679

In 2013, the Nordic Ministers for the Environment decided to strenghten the measurement of green estimates of welfare and socio-economic developments. The report Making the Environment Count is describing how statistics on the environment and the economy thorugh the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts can be used to enable cross-sectorial analysis. The report proposes indicators that can be compiled annually in a Nordic context through existing statistics linking economic statistics to environmental statistics.

The Use of Economic Instruments in Nordic Environmental Policy 2006-2009

The Use of Economic Instruments in Nordic Environmental Policy 2006-2009
Author: Henrik Lindhjem
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2009
Genre: Environmental policy
ISBN: 9289319402

The Nordic Council of Ministers publishes regular overview reports on the use of economic instruments in Nordic environmental policy. In this report, Part I presents an overview of the use of economic instruments with the main focus on changes during the years 2006 - 2009. Part II gives a brief overview of mixes of policy instruments (also other than economic instruments) and presents two case studies. There are generally few changes in the use of economic instruments since 2006, except for the introduction of the emissions trading system, EU ETS, and changes in vehicle registration tax systems to become more based on specific fuel use or CO2 emissions. In general, the tax systems could be made more effective and efficient by treating different sectors and fuels more equally.

Use of Economic Instruments in Nordic Environmental Policy 2018–2021

Use of Economic Instruments in Nordic Environmental Policy 2018–2021
Author: Eriksson, Flintull Annica
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2023-06-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9289376198

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/temanord2023-520/ This is the nineth quadrennial report on the use of economic instruments in Nordic environmental policy published by the Nordic Working Group for Environment and Economics. The report contains two parts. Part 1 summarizes the most significant developments in the use of economic instruments in the environmental policies in the Nordic countries. It provides an overview of new instruments or major changes to existing instruments from 2018 to 2021 in the Nordic countries. The biggest changes are seen in the transport sector and in the field of energy and air pollution. Part 2 provides an overview of policies and instruments the Nordic countries have used to promote clean technologies. Most common is the use of a mix of environmental taxes and subsidies. Each country has chosen different technological paths depending on national and sector characteristics, as well as national preferences.

The Use of Economic Instruments in Nordic and Baltic Environmental Policy 2001-2005

The Use of Economic Instruments in Nordic and Baltic Environmental Policy 2001-2005
Author: Stefan Speck
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2006
Genre: Environmental policy
ISBN: 9289313048

Introduction ; Part I The Use of Economic Instruments in Environmental Policy in the Nordic and Baltic Countries; 1. Main developments in EU environmental policy legislation and implications for environ mental policy instruments in the Nordic and Baltic countries; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Economic instruments linked to energy and air emissions; 1.3 Economic instruments used in water policy - water quantity as well as water quality issues; 1.4 Economic instruments addressing waste issues and the different types of waste.