use of economic instruments for promoting sustainable development veiko tali deputy secretary general ministry finance 11th april 2006 part growth in our country is achieved through policies that allow and sometimes even encourage businesses people not to think act a way we are the very beginning road which leads sustainability energy sector bears main responsibility pollution using natural resources 2003 was responsible 93 all water used estonia emitted into air 92 pollutants 73 waste those numbers indicate clearly environmental burden caused by at same time percentage renewable sources electricity production still marginal above 1 non policy has helped us solve most important problems estonian co2 emission per capita 11 3 tons year about 5 times higher than eu average respective figure cheap low effectiveness amount gdp produced when burning one tonne fuel according human