Enviroment protection intruduced by enviromental taxes in Croatia and how much we are harmonized with the European union

U današnje vrijeme, porast broja stanovnika i broja ekonomija u svijetu imaju veliki utjecaj na svjetske resurse koji su ograničeni. Ekološki problemi postaju globalni i zbog toga im se treba posvetiti velika važnost. Upravo zbog toga nužno je kreirati politiku zaštite okoliša koja bi ostvarila ciljeve održivog gospodarskog razvoja, očuvanje bioraznolikosti, zaštite ekosustava te globalne ekološke ravnoteže. Ovim radom definirat će se pojmovi zaštite okoliša, održivog razvoja i ekološki porezi. Naglasak u ovom radu stavlja se na uvođenje ekoloških poreza koji bi trebali spriječiti zagađenje čovjekovog okoliša. Ekološki porezi uvode se u porezne sustave suvremenih zemalja s ciljem da se njihovom primjenom utječe na ponašanje gospodarskih subjekata i fizičkih osoba. Naime, uz sve zakonom propisane mjere, nužno je i educirati stanovništvo o važnosti zaštite okoliša. U nastavku rada analizirat će se usklađenost Republike Hrvatske sa Europskom unijom, a upravo u svezi zaštite okoliša uvođenjem ekoloških poreza.At the present time, population growth and the number of economies in the world have a great impact on the world's resources within which are limited. Environmental problems have become global and therefore they should be given great importance. This is why it is necessary to create an environment policy that will achieve the goals of sustainable economic development, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem protection and global ecological balance. This paper will define the concepts of environmental protection , sustainable development and environmental taxes.The emphasis in this paper is placed on the introduction of environmental taxes that should prevent contamination of the human environment. Ecological taxes introduced in the tax systems of modern countries with a view to their application affects the behavior of economic entities and natural persons. With all the legal measures, it is necessary to educate the population about the importance of environmental protection. Further work will be analyzed by the Croatian compliance with EU and it is precisely in relation to environmental protection by introducing environmental taxes