THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FISCAL INSTRUMENTS. ESRI EVIDENCE FOR POLICY, FEBRUARY 2018

Morgenroth, Edgar and Murphy, Martin and Moore, Kyle (2018) THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FISCAL INSTRUMENTS. ESRI EVIDENCE FOR POLICY, FEBRUARY 2018. [Working Paper]

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Abstract

This report seeks to assess the environmental impact of existing and potential fiscal instruments in Ireland. This is achieved by first conducting a simple assessment of potential environmental impacts of a large number of existing and potential fiscal instruments. This considers the incentives that a particular measure sets, the likely resulting behaviour and the consequent expected environmental impact. In total, 142 measures are considered. The environmental impacts considered cover the main domains of climate change, air quality, water quality and land; 246 impacts are identified, which implies that on average measures impact on more than one domain. The most widespread impact is on climate change emissions, with 98 measures having impacts. The least common impact is on water, with just 23 measures. Just over half the measures were assessed to have a likely positive impact.

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