Tax on pollution, natural resources: 0.2% European Commission (2016) Taxation Trends in the European Union | Environmental taxes as % of total taxation - Taxes on pollution and resources 2014 Global fossil fuel subsidies $ 325 billion per year Double the value of renewable energy subsidies IEA IEA, World Energy Outlook 2016 | 2015 Linear economy Circular economy What about robotization? Challenges. [...] In practice (a.o) - Sweden (1990) - Denmark (1993) - The Netherlands (1996) - Finland (1997) - Slovenia (1997) - Germany (1999, 2007) - UK (1996, 2001) - British Columbia - Canada (2008) - Colombia (2012) Review of 186 model simulations “on average, all predicted net job creation with significant CO2 reductions” Aarhus University, Eunomia (2014) Study on Environmental Fiscal Reform Potential in 12. [...] SCENARIO IN 2020 Overall results (EU-27, % difference from baseline) *Final energy consumption of 12 energy sources (2016 Cambridge Econometrics) GDP + € 842 billion 2020, EU-27, compared to business as usual CARBON EMISSIONS - 8.2% 2020, EU-27, compared to business as usual scenario ENERGY RESOURCES - € 27.7 billion 2016-2020 EU-27 savings on energy import bill, twelve energy sources WATER - 218. [...] (…) when it comes to pricing carbon, companies’ internal carbon prices can only be sustained if that price materializes in the real economy, through policies that create a level playing field for all.” Paul Polman (CEO Unilever) Inclusive circular growth - Call to action - Showcases & research OECD - Thought leadership Tax & the Global Goals - Regional research - Research on tax & equality - New e. [...] TAX: KEY ENABLER FOR INCLUSIVE CIRCULAR GROWTH Femke Groothuis The Ex’tax Project www.ex-tax.com Slide Number 1 Slide Number 2 personeel containers Slide Number 5 Slide Number 6 Slide Number 7 Slide Number 8 Slide Number 9 Slide Number 10 Slide Number 11 Slide Number 12 Slide Number 13 Slide Number 14 Slide Number 15 Slide Number 16 Slide Number 17 Slide Number 18 Slide Number 19 Slide Number 20 S.