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Skatteudvalget 2013-14
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Skatteudvalget

København den 11. september 2014

Møde med en af de førende kapaciteter inden for grønne afgifter

I forbindelse med den globale konference om grønne afgifter, som i år finder sted i København fra

den 24. til 26. september med Aarhus Universitet som vært, har vi en af de største internationale

kapaciteter inden for grønne afgifter på besøg i København, Paul Ekins fra University College

London. Der vedlægges en kort præsentation af Paul Ekins.

Paul Ekins har lidt ekstra tid i København og kommer gerne til Christiansborg. Det er således en

mulighed for, at interesserede skatteordførere kan vende tanker og høre om internationale

erfaringer. Mulige temaer kunne f.eks. være:

1. Grønne afgifter versus opkrævning af provenu over indkomstskatter – fordele, ulemper og

forskellig påvirkning af konkurrenceevnen

2. Håndtering af den udfordring, at provenuet fra grønne afgifter vil være faldende

3. Mulighed for korrektioner ved grænsen – Border Adjustments.

Vi kan lave et fælles og åbent møde i en større kreds eller lukkede, individuelle møder for de

enkelte skatteordførere/partier. Paul Ekins har bedst tid torsdag den 25. september mellem kl. 11

og 15, og fredag den 26. september kl. 11-13. Men der er givet mulighed for andre tidspunkter,

hvis der bliver brug for det, dog ikke tidspunkter, hvor Paul Ekins holder oplæg eller på anden

måde er bundet af konferencen.

Venlig hilsen

Vibeke Andersen

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Paul Ekins has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of London. He has been

Professor of Energy and Environment Policy at the

UCL Energy Institute,

University

College London since August 2009, having before had a similar position at King's College

London, and before that been Head of the

Environment Group at the Policy Studies

Institute

and Professor of Sustainable Development at the

University of Westminster.

He was also Founder and Associate Director of the sustainable development charity

Forum for the Future,

and has been a specialist adviser to the Environmental Audit

Committee of the House of Commons (1997-2005) and a Member of the Royal

Commission on Environmental Pollution (2002-2008). He also has had extensive

experience consulting for business, government and international organisations. In 1994

Paul Ekins received a Global 500 Award 'for outstanding environmental achievement' from

the United Nations Environment Programme.

Paul's academic work focuses on the conditions and policies for achieving an

environmentally sustainable economy. He has made contributions in many areas relating

to sustainable development and environmental policy, including energy and climate policy,

and the modelling of the energy system; innovation and the low-carbon economy; the role

of economic instruments such as environmental taxes and environmental tax reform; the

conceptualisation and measurement of environmental sustainability, and sustainability

assessment; the adjustment of the national accounts to take account of environmental

impacts; and environment and trade.

He is the author of numerous books, papers and articles on these issues, including

Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability: the Prospects for Green Growth

(Routledge, London, 2000). Most recently, he is co-editor of the books Understanding the

Costs of Environmental Regulation in Europe (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, February 2009),

Trade, Globalization, and Sustainability Impact Assessment: A Critical Look at Methods

and Outcomes (Earthscan, London, April 2009) and Carbon-Energy Taxation: Lessons

from Europe (Oxford University Press, Oxford, October 2009). Further edited books will

appear in 2010: Hydrogen Energy: Economic and Social Challenges (Earthscan, London);

Environmental Tax Reform: Resolving the Conflict Between Economic Growth and the

Environment (Oxford University Press, Oxford); Energy 2050: the Transition to a Secure,

Low-Carbon Energy System for the UK (Earthscan, London), and Green Fiscal Reform for

the UK: Tackling Climate Change, Creating Jobs, (Earthscan, London).

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