Nils Ohlendorf, Michael Jakob, Jan Christoph Minx, Carsten Schröder & Jan Christoph Steckel ABSTRACT Understanding the distributional impacts of market-based climate policies is crucial to design economically efficient climate change mitigation policies that are socially
General description of the measure This is a new tax that applies to plastic packaging produced in, or imported into, the UK, that does not contain at least 30% recycled
Objective: Exploring the role of green fiscal policies in greening a COVID-19 recovery with the aim of supporting public health efforts, reducing environmental and climate change risks, and strengthening resilience
A carbon market linked with the European Union would be a more effective method of reducing pollution in the U.K. after Brexit than an emissions tax, experts on emissions pricing
19 December 2019: International shipping is responsible for more than 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions (roughly the same contribution as that made by Germany). Nevertheless, the sector remained out
In this new article, Ian Parry from the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department argues for putting a price on carbon, for achieving Paris Agreement Commitment. His proposition rests on four crucial
21 November 2019: A new blog by the Canadian Ecofiscal Commission explores options for reducing traffic congestion. It concludes that the best policy mechanism would be adopting a polluter-pay principle
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