Presentation of the study "An Ever Less Carbonated Union? Towards a better European taxation against climate change"
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Hotel Crown Plaza Europa 107 Rue de la Loi - Brussels

In the aftermath of Copenhagen and at the moment Europe prepares to put sustainable development at the centre of its growth strategy, the study by Laurent and Le Cacheux calls for a reconsideration of the effectiveness of Europe's economic instruments against climate change. The European Union has become the undisputed world leader on the issue, it is true. But the Union's environmental strategy still lacks coherence and even credibility. The powerful economic instruments created by the EU - in particular the European emission permits market - need to be reformed and completed if carbon is to be taxed more effectively.

This study proposes just such a reform of Europe's carbon taxation, concerning both the emission permits market and Europe's various carbon tax regimes. The authors survey the unhealthy trend of carbon emissions in the EU and look closely at the instruments available to fight climate change: emission permits market, regulation, and environmental tax. It emerges that these tools, in their current form, are poorly suited to the declared aims of the EU. On the basis of this observation, four scenarios for a new European carbon taxation are sketched out, each corresponding to a different degree of political ambition.

Draft Programme

16.00h - 16.30h Registration - Coffee

16.30h - 17.00h Presentation of the study by the authors

17.00h - 18.30h Panel discussion chaired by Peter CARL, former DG for Environment and former DG for Trade

With the participation of:

  • Walter DEFFAA, Director General, DG Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
  • Alberto CORNEJO PÉREZ, Deputy Director for Excise Duties and Foreign Trade Taxes, General Directorate on Taxation, Spanish Ministry of Economy and Finance
  • Patrick TEN BRINK, Head of Brussels Office, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)

18.30h - 19.00h Cocktail reception

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An ever less carbonated Union ? Towards a better European taxation against climate change
Study by Eloi Laurent, Jacques Le Cacheux | 02/12/2009
As Europe prepares to put sustainable development at the centre of its growth strategy for the coming decade, it seems opportune to examine the effectiveness of European action against climate change. The European Union has become the undisputed world leader on the issue, it is true. But the Union's environmental strategy still lacks coherence and even credibility. The powerful economic instruments created by the EU need to be reformed and completed if carbon is to be taxed more effectively.
See also
Report of the Presentation of the Study "An ever Less Carbonated Union? Towards a Better European Taxation Against Climate Change" by Eloi Laurent and Jacques Le Cacheux
Note by Notre Europe | 19/01/2010
On 14th January, in Brussels, around 80 participants assisted to the presentation of the study " An ever less carbonated union? Towards a better European taxation against climate change" by Eloi Laurent and Jacques Le Cacheux. The presentation of the study by the authors was followed by a debate chaired by Peter Carl in which participated Walter Deffaa, Alberto Cornejo Pérez and Patrick Ten Brink.