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Inspired by: FP7 » Cooling Water Tax

version: 3 / updated: 2009-11-15
id: #256 / version id: #252
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Originally submitted by: Rafael Popper
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 6 - Environment (including Climate Change)

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Conservation and sustainable management of natural and man-made resources and biodiversity

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
WISER (226273)

Headline

(max. 9 words)

Cooling Water Tax

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
The unsustainable use of cooling water in some European countries – e.g. Germany, United Kingdom (England and Wales), Bulgaria and Belgium – leads to the introduction of a new European tax on water abstraction for non-consumptive uses (e.g. industrial plants often require high-purity cooling water).

Keywords

water, tax, cooling water, industrial plants, sustainability

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2025

Type of event

Human planned (e.g. terrorist attack or funded scientific breakthrough)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
A contemporary equivalent of past Wild Cards
(e.g. earthquake, tsunami or, similar to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the USA breaks up into independent countries sometime between 2025-2050, for example) 		Similar to CO2 emission tax

Type of systems affected

Both

Classification

Mixed

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 1: important for a particular country Germany, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Belgium
Level 3: important for the European Union

Latent phase

Obstacles for early indentification

economic filters (business/market interests)
political filters (party or ideological interests)

Manifestation phase

Type of manifestation

In a probably enclosed way (e.g. geographically, sectorally)

Aftermath phase

Important implications
Transformation of a system (e.g. new applications, change in stakeholders relations/influence)

Key drivers or triggers

Provide up to 2 possible drivers or triggers of HIGH importance. Click on HELP to see examples:
please describe
Driver / Trigger 1 		please describe
Driver / Trigger 2
Environmental Concerns about climate change Concerns about water stressed regions in Europe

Relevance for Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Sustainability and climate change
Water security/vulnerability

Relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Environment (including Climate Change)