Legislation or Economic Instruments for a Successful Environmental Policy?

2020 ◽  
pp. 33-47
Author(s):  
Theodoros Zachariadis
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Economic Instruments

The Development and use of Economic Instruments in Environmental Policy: The Case of Israel

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (02) ◽  
pp. 1550018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doron Lavee ◽  
Hadas Joseph-Ezra
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Emissions Trading ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Economic Instruments ◽  
Carbon Taxes ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Economic Tools ◽  
Substantial Change

Recently, Israel has undergone several changes in its environmental policy. This paper reviews the shift in environmental policy, from regulatory-based instruments to more flexible economic instruments in Israel. A substantial change has taken place in this respect over the last few decades in many OECD countries. In recent years, environmental policy in Israel has been going through a similar change, in part due to the recent accession to the OECD. Yet, Israel still lacks the use of certain main economic tools, such as greenhouse gas emissions trading and carbon taxes, which are available in many OECD countries.

scholarly journals Directions of changes in the functioning of economic instruments for environmental policy in Poland

Equilibrium ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Ptak
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Environmental Tax ◽  
Economic Instruments ◽  
Indirect Methods ◽  
Emissions Trading Scheme ◽  
Environmental Expenditures ◽  
Trading Scheme ◽  
Environment Agency ◽  
Review Reports

Environmental policy instruments allow to incorporate the problem of using the natural resources into the decision-making process of individual agents. One of the most efficient instruments for environmental protection are economic instruments, the indirect methods of influence on agents’ behavior. The aim of the article is to present the state of the Polish system of economic instruments in the light of other European countries’ experiences (especially European Union countries) and perspectives in the use of economic instruments for environmental policy during the coming years. The study is based on the literature review, reports ordered by the Polish Ministry of Environment and publications published by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Environment Agency (EEA). The analysis suggests that economic instruments are widely used in Polish environmental policy. The main economic instruments in this policy are environmental charges and fines. Some of these charges and fines have been used in Polish environmental for several dozen years. Revenues from these instruments are earmarked for environmental expenditures. There are also some new, interesting economic instruments in Polish environmental policy, such as: deposit-refund systems, tradable energy certificates and emissions trading scheme. There are some opportunities for expanding the use of economic instruments for environmental policy in Poland. For example, there could be increased use of some environmental charges or taxes, and the environmental insurance. Poland could also implement an environmental tax reform.

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