Parallel to the efforts of the EU to achieve a significant and overall reduction of waste quantities within the EU, the Swedish parliament enacted an environmental quality objective stating that ‘the total quantity of waste must not increase …’ i.e. an eventual absolute decoupling of waste...

Napriek tomu, že v súčasnosti sa pozornosť vedeckej, ale aj širokej verejnosti obracia k finančnej kríze, problematika environmentálnych otázok a predovšetkým klimatických zmien je z dlhodobého hľadiska veľmi dôležitá. Autorka sa vo svojom príspevku zaoberá environmentálnymi...

This paper summarizes recent experience with microsimulation models applied to analyze economic and environmental impacts of transportation scenarios. First, relevant international studies from the European and North American countries are reviewed. Then, the paper introduces a microeconomic...

The European Commission is going to discuss a revision of Directive 2003/96/ EC, restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity. The first proposals include a new energy taxation system, where the current energy tax is divided into two components - an...