The Case For A Carbon Tax
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The Case For A Carbon Tax
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Author : Shi-Ling Hsu
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2012-06-22
The Case For A Carbon Tax written by Shi-Ling Hsu and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-22 with Political Science categories.
There's a simple, straightforward way to cut carbon emissions and prevent the most disastrous effects of climate change-and we're rejecting it because of irrational political fears. That's the central argument of The Case for a Carbon Tax, a clear-eyed, sophisticated analysis of climate change policy. Shi-Ling Hsu examines the four major approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control regulation; government subsidies of alternative energy; and carbon taxes. Weighing the economic, social, administrative, and political merits of each, he demonstrates why a tax is currently the most effective policy. Hsu does not claim that a tax is the perfect or only solution-but that unlike the alternatives, it can be implemented immediately and paired effectively with other approaches. In fact, the only real barrier is psychological. While politicians can present subsidies and cap-and-trade as "win-win" solutions, the costs of a tax are immediately apparent. Hsu deftly explores the social and political factors that prevent us from embracing this commonsense approach. And he shows why we must get past our hang-ups if we are to avert a global crisis.
Carbon Taxes The Greenhouse Effect And Developing Countries
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Author : Anwar Shah
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 1992
Carbon Taxes The Greenhouse Effect And Developing Countries written by Anwar Shah and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Air categories.
A universal case cannot be made for national carbon taxes. Nevertheless, such taxes make eminent sense for many developing countries - on the grounds of equity, efficiency, ease of tax administration, and an improved local environment, even ignoring the potential benefits from controlling global carbon emissions.
The Case For A Carbon Tax
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
The Case For A Carbon Tax written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
It is a study of a public policy failure to communicate and convince, of lessons not learned from past public resistance to consumption taxes, and of the lack of practical understanding of innovation, the most important process driving economic growth. [...] The traditional resistance of North Americans to consumption taxes meant the arguments for and the implementation of a carbon tax had to be exemplary. [...] The Liberal party swept to a majority in 1993 on a platform that included the abolition of the GST.2 Reducing the GST rate was a centrepiece of the Conservative platform when that party triumphed in 2006. [...] Efficiency claims ring hollow The specific claim that a carbon tax creates a more efficient tax system is not any more obvious to the public than the case for the GST. [...] All three of the leading candidates to replace Brown were opposed to the carbon tax, with Doug Ford emerging as the winner of both the leadership race and the provincial election.
Climate Change Competitiveness And Environmental Federalism
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Author : Thomas J. Courchene
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Climate Change Competitiveness And Environmental Federalism written by Thomas J. Courchene and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Carbon taxes categories.
The Case For Carbon Dividends
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Author : James K. Boyce
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2019-07-20
The Case For Carbon Dividends written by James K. Boyce and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-20 with Political Science categories.
The supreme challenge of our time is tackling climate change. We urgently need to curtail our use of fossil fuels – but how can we do so in a just and feasible way? In this compelling book, leading economist James Boyce shows that the key to solving this conundrum is to put a limit on carbon emissions, thereby raising the price of fossil fuels and generating strong incentives for clean energy. But there is a formidable hurdle: how do we secure broad public support for a policy that increases fuel costs for consumers? Boyce powerfully argues that carbon pricing can be made just and politically durable only if linked to returning the revenue to the public as carbon dividends. Founded on the principle that the gifts of nature belong to us all, not to corporations or governments, this bold reform could spark a twenty-first-century clean energy revolution. Essential reading for all concerned citizens, policy-makers, and students of public policy and environmental economics, this book will be a transformative contribution to one of the most important policy debates of our era.
Green Taxes And Administrative Costs
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Author : Sjak Smulders
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Green Taxes And Administrative Costs written by Sjak Smulders and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Carbon taxes categories.
This paper explores the trade-off between incentive effects and administrative costs associated with the implementation of various environmental tax instruments, with special reference to carbon taxes. In a simple model, we show under what conditions it is optimal to use input rather than emission taxes to internalize environmental externalities. Mixed tax regimes are also studied. If linkage of emissions to inputs is close, if abatement possibilities are costly, and if administrative costs of emission taxes are high, emission taxes should not be introduced. It is shown that these conditions directly apply to current tax policies toward CO2 emissions in several European countries that harness pre-existing energy taxes. First, there is a one-to-one correspondence between carbon content of energy and CO2 emissions. Second, only few possibilities exist to abate CO2 emissions separately. Third, energy excises allow to save on administrative costs. Broadening the carbon tax base by removing certain widely-used exemptions for energy production (and possibly adding emission taxes or abatement subsidies for selected industries) is likely to increase incentives for carbon reduction without significant additional administrative costs
Carbon Taxation For International Maritime Fuels Assessing The Options
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Author : Ian Parry
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 2018-09-11
Carbon Taxation For International Maritime Fuels Assessing The Options written by Ian Parry and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-11 with Business & Economics categories.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced in April 2018 a target of cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the sector by 50 percent below 2008 levels by 2050 and subsequent meetings of the IMO will develop a strategy for making headway on this commitment. This paper seeks to inform dialogue about the possibility of a carbon tax as a key element of GHG mitigation policy for international maritime transport. The paper discusses the case for the tax over alternative mitigation instruments, options for the practical design issues, and then presents estimates of the impacts of carbon taxation and other instruments from an analytical model of the maritime sector.
How Much Carbon Pricing Is In Countries Own Interests The Critical Role Of Co Benefits
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Author : Ian W.H. Parry
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 2014-09-17
How Much Carbon Pricing Is In Countries Own Interests The Critical Role Of Co Benefits written by Ian W.H. Parry and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-17 with Business & Economics categories.
This paper calculates, for the top twenty emitting countries, how much pricing of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is in their own national interests due to domestic co-benefits (leaving aside the global climate benefits). On average, nationally efficient prices are substantial, $57.5 per ton of CO2 (for year 2010), reflecting primarily health co-benefits from reduced air pollution at coal plants and, in some cases, reductions in automobile externalities (net of fuel taxes/subsidies). Pricing co-benefits reduces CO2 emissions from the top twenty emitters by 13.5 percent (a 10.8 percent reduction in global emissions). However, co-benefits vary dramatically across countries (e.g., with population exposure to pollution) and differentiated pricing of CO2 emissions therefore yields higher net benefits (by 23 percent) than uniform pricing. Importantly, the efficiency case for pricing carbon’s co-benefits hinges critically on (i) weak prospects for internalizing other externalities through other pricing instruments and (ii) productive use of carbon pricing revenues.
Can We Price Carbon
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Author : Barry G. Rabe
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2018-04-20
Can We Price Carbon written by Barry G. Rabe and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-20 with Political Science categories.
A political science analysis of the feasibility and sustainability of carbon pricing, drawing from North American, European, and Asian case studies. Climate change, economists generally agree, is best addressed by putting a price on the carbon content of fossil fuels—by taxing carbon, by cap-and-trade systems, or other methods. But what about the politics of carbon pricing? Do political realities render carbon pricing impracticable? In this book, Barry Rabe offers the first major political science analysis of the feasibility and sustainability of carbon pricing, drawing upon a series of real-world attempts to price carbon over the last two decades in North America, Europe, and Asia. Rabe asks whether these policies have proven politically viable and, if adopted, whether they survive political shifts and managerial challenges over time. The entire policy life cycle is examined, from adoption through advanced implementation, on a range of pricing policies including not only carbon taxes and cap-and-trade but also such alternative methods as taxing fossil fuel extraction. These case studies, Rabe argues, show that despite the considerable political difficulties, carbon pricing can be both feasible and durable.
The Citizen S Guide To Climate Success
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Author : Mark Jaccard
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-02-06
The Citizen S Guide To Climate Success written by Mark Jaccard and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-06 with Business & Economics categories.
Shows readers how we can all help solve the climate crisis by focusing on a few key, achievable actions.