National Environmental Taxes and Industrial Waste in Countries across Europe

Eirini Stergiou (), Nikos Rigas, Giancarlo Ferrara, Eleni Mantzari and Kostantinos Kounetas ()
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Eirini Stergiou: Department of Economics, University of Patras, Rio Campus, 26504 Patras, Greece
Nikos Rigas: Department of Economics, University of Patras, Rio Campus, 26504 Patras, Greece
Eleni Mantzari: Department of Economics, University of Patras, Rio Campus, 26504 Patras, Greece

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-13

Abstract: The use of economic instruments within environmental policy has become a challenging topic for policymakers, governments and scholars. Environmental taxes have emerged as a prevailing preference in developed countries to promote sustainability. Recently, a particular focus has been given to waste generation and disposal, shifting the attention from greenhouse gases to another important source of environmental pollution. This paper investigates the effect of national environmental taxes and policies on industrial waste. A fixed effects model is used for 34 countries across Europe from 2004 to 2022. The results suggest that environmental taxes and energy policies reduce industrial (hazardous and non-hazardous) waste. However, environmental tax reforms should take into consideration the deterioration in environmental quality, the increase in economic costs and undesirable social consequences.

Keywords: environment; energy; hazardous waste; non-hazardous waste; environmental taxes; waste taxation; countries; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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