OECD Environmental Performance Reviews

Description

This 2011 review of the Slovak Republic's environmental policies and programmes covers recent developments, greening growth, implementation of environmental policies, climate change and energy, agriculture and the environment and international cooperation. Foreword Preface Table of contents General notes Executive summary Part I Sustainable development Chapter 1 Developments since the 2002 review 1. Main features of economic and social development in the review period 1.1. Economic development Industry Agriculture Table 1.1. Socio-economic trends and environmental pressures Energy 1.2. Social development 2. Key environmental pressures Box 1.1. Physical context Nature and biodiversity Air pollution Greenhouse gas emissions1 Figure 1.1. Selected environmental indicators 3. Framework for environmental and sustainable development3.1. Institutional framework 3.2. Strategic framework 4. Key environmental and sustainable development initiatives 4.1. Environmental initiatives Air and climate Biodiversity 4.2. Initiatives integrating environmental concerns into sectoral policies Energy and transport Agriculture Environmental, social and regional policy integration Notes Selected sources Chapter 2 Greening growth Assessment and recommendations Recommendations 1. The environment as a driver of economic growth Figure 2.1. Economic structure and trends Role of EU accession in integrating environmental concerns in institutions and policiesBox 2.1. Car-scrapping programmes in Slovakia 2. Environmental expenditure and financing Figure 2.2. Environmental protection expenditure Financing environmental protection Figure 2.3. EU funds for environmental investments 3. Environmentally related taxes Figure 2.4. Environmentally related taxes Taxes on energy products Figure 2.5. Road fuel prices and taxes Other environmentally related charges and taxes Tax expenditure and subsidies Subsidies to energy Subsidies to transport Figure 2.6. Subsidies and performance of rail public transport4. Promoting eco-innovation and environment-friendly products Innovation and eco-innovation policy frameworks Research and industrial performance Environment-related R 5. Regional disparities Table 2.1. Selected regional indicators in the Slovak Republic, 2009 Notes Selected sources Chapter 3 Implementation of environmental policies Assessment and recommendations Cross-cutting issues Recommendations Air, water, waste and biodiversity Air management Nature and biodiversity Recommendations 1. Strengthening the environmental policy mix1.1. Reforming administrative instruments and institutions Development of the legal framework Reforming environmental standards, permitting and licensing Environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment Box 3.1. Environmental impact assessment of the Mochovce nuclear power plant Reforming environmental institutions 1.2. Fostering compliance Compliance monitoring Figure 3.1. Number of inspections and follow-up actions carried out by the Slovak Environmental Inspectorate, 2000-09 Non-compliance responses