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Carbon Pricing - Design, Experiences and Issues

Author
Kreiser L., Andersen M.S., Olsen B.E., Speck S., Milne J.E., Ashiabor H.
Date
2015
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-093178)
Publisher | Place of publication
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd | Cheltenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
978-1-78536-022-0
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Tax/levy Emissions trading
Abstract

The world has recently witnessed a significant downward adjustment in fossil fuel prices, which has negative implications for the future of our environment. In light of these negative developments, it is important to understand the benefits of environmental sustainability through well-documented research. This book considers the design of carbon taxes and examines the consequential outcomes of different taxation compositions as regulatory instruments. Expert contributors assess a variety of national experiences to provide an empirical insight into the use of carbon taxes, emissions trading, energy taxes and excise taxes. The overarching discussion concludes that successful policies used by some countries can be implemented in other jurisdictions with minimum new research and experimentation.

Full text
MON-093178TOC.pdf  
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781785360237