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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Germany’s Ecological Tax Reform: A Retrospective
Author : Michael Mehling
Published in: Environmental Sustainability in Transatlantic Perspective
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
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After months of heated political debate, the German government adopted a new Energy Concept in September 2010, setting out a broad framework for federal energy policy until 2050. Elaborated by the ruling center-right coalition, this document aims at turning Germany into one of the ‘most energy-efficient and greenest economies in the world while enjoying competitive energy prices and a high level of prosperity’.1 In line with a campaign pledge set out in the government’s coalition agreement, the Energy Concept defines ambitious objectives for the medium and longer term.2 Energy pricing through taxes and charges has traditionally held a prominent position in the German energy policy mix, and will also be central to achieving the targets adopted with the new Energy Concept.