In view of the challenges posed by climate change and the increasingly ambitious climate
targets around the world, the search for effective climate policy instruments is gaining …

The carbon tax is a frequently discussed economic instrument for carbon emissions
mitigation and prevention of global climate change. However, a range of issues may emerge …

Understanding the distributional impacts of market-based climate policies is crucial to
design economically efficient climate change mitigation policies that are socially acceptable …

Energy poverty can be understood as the inability of a household to secure a socially and
materially necessitated level of energy services in the home. While the condition is …

The present paper discusses issues related to the three major problems of the built
environment in Europe and in particular, the energy consumption of buildings, the energy …

It is critical to ensure climate and energy policies are just, equitable and beneficial for
communities, both to sustain public support for decarbonisation and address multifaceted …

Through its NDC, Brazil pledged to reduce its GHG emissions by 43% below 2005 levels in
2030, respectively. Carbon pricing could play a key role in meeting this objective. However …

Climate change scholars generally urge that CO2 emissions need to be cut rapidly if we are
to avoid dangerous risks of climate change. However, climate change mitigation policies are …

Sharp pricefluctuations and increasing environmental and distributional concerns, among
other issues, have led to a renewed academic interest in energy demand. In this paper we …

To limit the global temperature increase to well below two degrees Celsius above pre-
industrial levels, mankind needs to stabilise the concentration of greenhouse gases in the …