Keskkonnatasude mõjuanalüüs

The report analyzes the effectiveness of Estonia's environmental fee system, focusing on resource use and pollution charges. It finds that while emissions have decreased, this is primarily due to EU regulatory compliance rather than the fees themselves. The document notes that resource productivity in Estonia remains low compared to the EU average and suggests that future fee structures should be more predictable and integrated with support measures for eco-innovation to better incentivize resource efficiency.

• Environmental fees in Estonia have not been the primary driver for reducing emissions; instead, improvements are mainly attributed to investments made to comply with European Union environmental requirements in energy production, waste management, and water treatment.
• Estonia's resource productivity was very low compared to other EU member states, ranking third from the bottom in 2009, with a value of 0.35 EUR/kg compared to the EU average of 1.57 EUR/kg.
• There is no clear evidence that environmental fees have caused significant declines or growth in specific economic sectors, and 71% of surveyed companies believe these fees do not hinder competitiveness compared to other EU countries.
• The increase in environmental fees has not significantly reduced the extraction of mineral resources; for example, oil shale mining increased by 59% compared to 2000, and extraction volumes are primarily driven by general economic demand.
• Waste generation in Estonia shows a very weak correlation with environmental fees, with oil shale energy production being the largest source of waste; hazardous waste generation increased from 5.1 million tonnes in 2009 to 6.8 million tonnes in 2010.
• Companies expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of predictability and stability in fee increases, noting that sharp, unplanned hikes in 2006, 2010, and 2012 increased resistance to the system.

APA

Lahtvee, V., Nõmmann, T., Runnel, A., Karlõseva, A., Urbel-Piirsalu, E., Jüssi, M., Poltimäe, H., Moora, H., Espenberg, S., & Sammul, M. (2013). Keskkonnatasude mõjuanalüüs. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/keskkonnatasude-mõjuanalüüsi-lühikokkuvõte-2013-06-06-13-1.pdf

Chicago

Lahtvee, Valdur, Tea Nõmmann, Ann Runnel, Aljona Karlõseva, Evelin Urbel-Piirsalu, Mari Jüssi, Helen Poltimäe, et al. Keskkonnatasude mõjuanalüüs. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2013. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/keskkonnatasude-mõjuanalüüsi-lühikokkuvõte-2013-06-06-13-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lahtvee2013keskkonnatasude, author = {Lahtvee, Valdur and Nõmmann, Tea and Runnel, Ann and Karlõseva, Aljona and Urbel-Piirsalu, Evelin and Jüssi, Mari and Poltimäe, Helen and Moora, Harri and Espenberg, Siim and Sammul, Marek}, title = {{Keskkonnatasude mõjuanalüüs}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2013}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/keskkonnatasude-mõjuanalüüsi-lühikokkuvõte-2013-06-06-13-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }