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L’écofiscalité comme outil de résilience et d’adaptation aux changements climatiques

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  • Jean-Philippe Meloche

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→ Read the full report Do ecofiscal measures exist that can contribute to the protection of natural areas in the St. Lawrence Lowlands and thus improve resilience and adaptation to climate change and the preservation of habitats for wildlife and plant species of precarious status? To answer this question, a CIRANO study (Meloche et al., 2023) proposes and analyzes two eco-tax tools based on the ecological footprint of land use: a tax and a subsidy. The authors show that in urban environments, the tax tool offers interesting potential for improving the protection of natural spaces. In agricultural areas, on the other hand, the tool works less well. As for subsidies, they are not very effective in protecting natural areas. In any case, the low level of public support shows that the road to eco-taxation in Quebec is still strewn with pitfalls. → Lire le rapport complet Existe-t-il des mesures d’écofiscalité qui peuvent contribuer à la protection des espaces naturels sur le territoire des Basses-terres du Saint-Laurent et ainsi, améliorer la résilience et l’adaptation aux changements climatiques et la préservation des habitats des espèces fauniques et floristiques à statut précaire ? Pour répondre à cette question, une étude CIRANO (Meloche et al., 2023) propose et analyse deux outils d’écofiscalité fondés sur l’empreinte écologique de l’utilisation du sol : une taxe et une subvention. Les auteurs montrent que dans les milieux urbains, l’outil de taxation offre un potentiel intéressant pour améliorer la protection des espaces naturels. Par contre, en milieu agricole, l’outil fonctionne moins bien. Quant aux subventions, elles sont peu efficaces pour protéger les espaces naturels. Dans tous les cas, le faible niveau d’appui de la population montre que le chemin à parcourir vers l’écofiscalité au Québec reste semé d’embuches.

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  • Jean-Philippe Meloche, 2023. "L’écofiscalité comme outil de résilience et d’adaptation aux changements climatiques," CIRANO Papers 2023pj-12, CIRANO.
  • Handle: RePEc:cir:circah:2023pj-12
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