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Greening the Budget : Pricing Carbon and Cutting Energy Subsidies to reduce the financial deficit in Germany
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Meyer, Bettina |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | About the Authors 05 Foreword 06 Background and Results of the Ecological Tax Reform in Germany 07 1. tackling two challenges: a financial and an environmental crisis 07 2. results of the ecological tax reform in germany 09 Political economist, Damian Ludewig has been the managing director of Green Budget Germany since 2007. Previously, he was scientific assistant to two members of the German Parliament. He is a member of the steering committee of " Die Klima-Allianz " and since 2010 has sat on the board of counselors of the Institute for Social Modernity. Damian Ludewig was also formerly speaker for NAJU Germany (2003-2005) and member of the board of the German League for Nature and Environment (DNR) (2004-2008). Political economist, Bettina Meyer is a member of Green Budget Germany's executive board and presently works as official for climate protection and economical instruments in the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas of Schleswig-Holstein, a position she has held since 1997. Green Budget Germany (GBG) was founded in 1994 as a Non-Governmental Organisation. At the time, GBG focused on the introduction of an Environmental Tax Reform in Germany, a goal which now has been realized to a large extent. In recent years, GBG has extended its focus to include all elements of market-oriented ecofiscal policy: Environmental taxation, Emissions Trading, removal of environmentally harmful subsidies, promotion of renewable energies, green procurement and green growth. The work on the entire array of Market-Based Instruments for environmental policy has rendered GBG a competent voice in the MBI policy debate all over the world. One of GBG's prime concerns is to improve communication and public awareness of Environmental Fiscal Reform (EFR). GBG's long-term goal is an eco-social market economy, where " prices tell not only the economic, but also the ecological truth " (Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker). To this end, GBG works with many other organisations, well beyond the borders of Germany and the European Union. FOREWORD Germany and the U.S., like many other developed economies, are confronted with several challenges. The financial crisis has driven whole economies to the brink with strained public funds. At the same time, the impact of climate change demands bold actions and investments in clean energies. In the past, environmental policy was directed at enforcing clean technical solutions. Stricter pollutant standards resulted in better filters on the chimneys of factories and in wastewater treatment plants. The use of … |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.foes.de/pdf/2010-10-HBF_GreeningTheBudget.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
