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 …

Countries have pledged to stabilize global warming at a 1.5–2° C increase. Either target
requires reaching net zero emissions before the end of the century, which implies a major …

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

Carbon taxes have been frequently advocated as a cost-effective instrument for reducing
emissions. However, in the practice of environmental policies, only six countries have …

We study the effects of carbon tax and revenue recycling across the income distribution in
the Republic of Ireland. In absolute terms, a carbon tax of€ 20/tCO2 would cost the poorest …

Denmark today carries one of the heaviest environmental tax burdens in the world, bringing
in around 10% of public revenues. While evaluations have shown that the Danish CO2 and …

Using a disaggregated energy–economy–environmental model, we investigate the
economic and environmental impact of a Scottish specific carbon tax under three alternative …

This chapter provides an overview of key economic issues in the use of taxation as an
instrument of environmental policy in the UK. It first reviews economic arguments for using …

Energy subsidies cost Ecuador 7% of its public budget, or two thirds of the fiscal deficit.
Removing these subsidies would yield local economic and environmental benefits and help …

Almost all countries around the world concern about the emission of greenhouse gas. The
most widely used model of carbon tax is based on complete competition model of energy …