Green Taxes will collect $ 220 million for the country
After the President Bachelet’s speech at the Summit for Climate, the Environment Minister Paul Badenier reaffirmed measures such as soil recovery and generation of NCRE by 2025.
The last time the Environment Minister, Paul Badenier, marched through the streets, it was in his college years, according to what he says himself. However, he decided this week to join the mass demonstration that took place in New York on Sunday. The reason ?: the fight against climate change, where he met various personalities of political, religious and artistic world. In fact, at some point it was elbow to elbow with actor Leonardo di Caprio.
This week, the Big Apple is more troubled than usual. The police fill the streets due to the climate summit organized by the UN this week the city has more than 150 activities on this issue.
Yesterday, President Michelle Bachelet exposed about the national strategy for mitigation and adaptation to climate change, where she reaffirmed Chile’s commitment to reduce by 20% its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and make great efforts in reforestation. The main idea in this field is the recovery of degraded soils to achieve in the long run, 100,000 hectares reforested with native forest. “We could reach a million hectares in 2035 recovery,” Bachelet said.
“Not only does GDP growth of countries is shown” was another of the phrases of the Chilean president, while participating in a panel with former United States President Bill Clinton. She added: “Any agreement we achieve must be built with the support of all countries. Therefore, I would like to express the Chile’s support for that event be successful and lead us to a new climate regime in 2015”.
NCRE
According to Badenier, “Chile has made significant strides. These are processes that are in development. “Within this is the promotion of non-conventional renewable energy with reaffirmation of the President’s commitment to reduce emissions by 20%. “We expect to achieve by 2025, from today to that date, 45% of generation projects being developed in the country should be non-conventional renewable energy (NCRE). In Chile signals are given for these projects can be developed, “said the head of the Environment portfolio.
In this regard, Bachelet said in her speech that this year will join more than 1000 MW of NCRE to our energy matrix. “In the tax reform we put tax to CO2 emissions from those sources of energy greater than 50 mega watts of thermal generation and we will evaluate other price instruments for carbon the country requires for the future”, said the President.
Regarding energy efficiency as public policy, Badenier said that this, significantly reduces emissions. He also said that even though Chile accounts for only 0.25% of global emissions, has a strong commitment to fight climate change.
Green Taxes
Badenier explains that the so-called “green taxes” as an environmental management tool approved by the tax reform is quite pioneering and innovative to Chile, and to the region.
The Minister said “It’s a sign, a disincentive to generating large emissions are diesel, coal or other”. Even he says it is expected that green taxes raise about $ 220 million. It is a tax that applies to local and global pollutants, mainly thermal park in Chile.
Toha also adds to it
As announced a few weeks ago, the mayor of Santiago, Carolina Toha will preside the UN Sustainable Transport Group, along with the Volvo Group’s CEO, Olof Persson. The Climate Summit also served as the mayor instance to have her first informal meeting with Persson.
Although Santiago did not get any City Climate Leadership Award, presented by Siemens and C40, Toha indicates the group’s goal is to provide advice on sustainable transport to various cities, such as the capital of Chile. “The example of Transantiago tells us that there are decisions to be taken only by engineers. The whole community must be involved. This is a country issue, “said Carolina Toha during their activities in New York.-
Source: Pulso
