The use of environmental taxes as an instrument for environmental policy has developed considerably in several OECD countries. These «green» tax reforms, implemented in particular in Nordic countries and in the Netherlands, consist in adapting existing taxes, in particular on energy and...

What is the role of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)? In this interview granted to Re3, EAERE president Karine Nyborg explains what are the Association's short- and medium-term objectives. The sketch is completed by a set of video interviews to EAERE 2012...

In the aftermath of Rio+20, failures and successes can be assessed: if the reform of UNEP, the battle against environmentally harmful subsidies and the acknowledgement of Green Growth as a pillar of Sustainable Development fall below expectations, the voluntary pledges made in Rio and the...