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12/12/2014
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Less pollution may mean less taxes paid
The idea, according to economist Eduardo Giannetti, is that there is a comprehensive and lasting solution to the problem of environmental degradation of the planet
In Brazil, the consideration of environmental impacts of goods and services is more than recommended, it is actually a constitutional command. At the global level, however, ways to enhance tax mechanisms to stimulate consumption and the manufacture of more sustainable products go through a global convincing the governments of the major economies.
The event results will be forwarded to the federal government and the parliament to support the construction of a tax policy that takes into account the effects of production and consumption of goods and services on the environment.
From a legal point of view, there would be no restrictions, explained lawyer Carlos Ayres Brito. "On the contrary, our Constitution requires the Government to a different tax treatment than more encumber those assets that negatively impact the environment," said the former president of the Supreme Court, which conducted a study on the subject at the request of Abralatas (Association Brazilian of Highly Recyclable Cans Manufacturers).
sustainable taxation
For the association's president, Carlos Medeiros, reduce the environmental impact of production should not be considered as an assignment only market. "There is another key ingredient that can interfere with the production and consumption, in order to minimize the problem. There are tools, there are fiscal instruments, there are mechanisms available to the government to induce more sustainable behaviors, "quoted Medeiros.
"What we have in the country are timely, specific projects for certain sectors, which can not yet be considered a Sustainable Taxation Policy," commented CEO of Abralatas, Renault Castro. Models adopted by other countries can serve as the basis for this proposal to be forwarded to the Executive and the Legislative.
In Norway, for example, the tax system punishes higher tax packages with low rates of recycling or reuse. "From the 25% recycling rate, the tax begins to be reduced linearly, and is deleted when this indicator exceeds 95%," exemplified the Secretary-General of Metal Packaging Europe, Anders Linde.
Carbon pricing
The collection of taxes on products and activities that cause higher CO2 emissions was a measure advocated by economist Eduardo Giannetti so there is a comprehensive and lasting solution to the problem of environmental degradation of the planet.
He recalled that the last UN climate panel brought a warning on climate change in the world. "If we do not reduce from 40% to 70% carbon emissions by mid-century and not eliminate these emissions by the end of the century, hike to a global warming scenario above 2 ° C, which will bring very worrying consequences for human well-being and for the proper balance of the biosphere, "he said.
Giannetti for the costs of products and services can not be limited to those currently considered, namely, the cost of tangible inputs.
"The pricing system will have to be corrected and sustainable taxation is a path that leads to it, as it also requires consideration of intangible costs such as the environmental degradation resulting from the production and consumption. This change will certainly lead to changes in relative prices of goods and services in general. Products that are environmentally very costly will have to become more expensive relative to those that are less impactful. "
The carbon pricing was also supported by another speaker, the president of the Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), Marina Grossi.
She recalled that a discussion on carbon pricing was started in the Climate Summit, a meeting of heads of state in New York to discuss issues related to climate, held in September.
"Through the analysis of the impact of CO2 emitted during a product's life cycle, it is possible to reward those who are reducing emissions and not who is polluting more. Today what is done is the opposite. The fossil energy is widely subsidized and renewable energy is still little encouraged, which makes it ends up being more expensive than the other. Therefore, the carbon pricing was the most concrete answer to the business sector found, "he said.
Law of solid waste
Bringing the matter to the current Brazilian context, the director of public policy and taxation of LCA, Bernard Appy, said that Brazil started very well considering sustainability in public policy with the implementation of the National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS), which requires innovative bonds, for example, in the case of RL various post-consumer products. In this respect, he emphasized, Brazil is already a reference worldwide.
Source: Modern Consumer
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