Green Budget Reform

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Current economic systems require fundamental change to prevent massive resource depletion and environmental degradation.

It is becoming increasingly apparent that governments must reform and restructure budgets using economic incentives and instruments to ensure sustainable development and sound environmental management. At the same time, industry must address green budget reform from a proactive, eco-efficiency perspective.

Using 25 detailed case studies from around the world, Green Budget Reform highlights some of the most useful fiscal measures taken so far to reduce environmental impacts and promote sustainability. The case studies range from the UK's recent landfill tax to water charges in France and fuel conservation in Ontario, and cover the energy, automotive, agricultural and waste management sectors, air and water pollution, and environment and development policy initiatives. In each, the authors look at the implementation of the fiscal measure, its expected results, its actual impacts, its political implications, and its applicability to other countries.

The case studies are accompanied by a comprehensive introduction that examines the key issues and themes and looks at further fiscal measures to ensure sustainable development for the future.