Keskkonnatasude mõjuanalüüs

This executive summary details an impact analysis of environmental fees in Estonia from 2000 to 2011, conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Tallinn and the University of Tartu's RAKE center. The study evaluates how these fees—specifically resource use fees and pollution charges—affect corporate behavior, competitiveness, and the overall efficiency of resource use and pollution reduction in Estonia.

• Environmental fees in Estonia have not been clearly linked to major declines or growth in any specific economic sector, nor have they significantly hindered competitiveness compared to other EU member states. However, companies feel a stronger negative impact when competing with third-party countries that have weaker environmental requirements.
• While environmental fees have increased annually, they are not the primary driver for reduced emissions or improved environmental quality. Reductions in air pollution and waste are attributed mainly to investments made to comply with EU environmental standards and regulations rather than the fees themselves.
• Estonia's resource productivity is among the lowest in the EU, ranking only above Bulgaria and Romania in 2009. Resource use fees have not effectively reduced the extraction of mineral resources; for example, oil shale mining increased by 59% compared to 2000, and extraction volumes are primarily driven by market demand rather than fee levels.
• Environmental fees impact sectors differently based on market position. Sectors with strong market positions or homogeneous products (e.g., energy, water, waste management) can pass costs to consumers, whereas the processing industry, operating in highly competitive markets, is more affected.
• Companies view environmental fees as a cost burden and express dissatisfaction with the lack of predictability and communication regarding fee increases. There is a strong demand for more stable, long-term fee projections and for a larger portion of the revenue to be returned to local governments for environmental protection and investment support.
• The report recommends a minimum annual fee increase of 5% to compensate for inflation (approx. 3%) and provide a motivational incentive for resource efficiency. It also suggests extending the period for setting fee rates from five to ten years to provide businesses with greater investment certainty.

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} }