The most efficient carbon price is almost certainly a pure carbon
emissions tax applied on all emissions in the economy, with revenue recycled through reductions in the most distortionary taxes in the economy — the so - called double dividend.
Not exact matches
Based around the forthcoming Real Driving
Emissions phase 2 (RDE2) regulations that aim to measure «real world» economy and emissions, the change will see the «First Year [tax] Rate» currently applied to new diesel cars rise by one band if they can not meet the Euro 6 emissions standards in the RDE2 «real world&raqu
Emissions phase 2 (RDE2) regulations that aim to measure «real world» economy and
emissions, the change will see the «First Year [tax] Rate» currently applied to new diesel cars rise by one band if they can not meet the Euro 6 emissions standards in the RDE2 «real world&raqu
emissions, the change will see the «First Year [
tax] Rate» currently
applied to new diesel cars rise by one band if they can not meet the Euro 6
emissions standards in the RDE2 «real world&raqu
emissions standards in the RDE2 «real world» tests.
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Implementing border adjustments for an economywide carbon
tax or cap - and - trade program would require determining the GHG
emissions embodied in imports (that is, the amount of greenhouse gases emitted in producing each imported good and service), which would be extremely difficult if
applied to most imports (but not if
applied only to imports of fossil fuels).
DC's proposed carbon price would thus be an incentive to switch to cleaner fuels and reduce
emissions from non-electricity sources like heating and transportation, while Boulder's carbon
tax is non-bypassable charge on electricity that
applies even if one switches to cleaner energy.
In the study, Monier and his co-authors
applied the IGSM framework to assess climate impacts under different climate - change scenarios — «Paris Forever,» a scenario in which Paris Agreement pledges are carried out through 2030, and then maintained at that level through 2100; and «2C,» a scenario with a global carbon
tax - driven
emissions reduction policy designed to cap global warming at 2 degrees Celsius by 2100.
Notably, environmental dispatch would only work within existing markets without major disruption if operators
apply a «price» for carbon dioxide
emissions (a carbon
tax).
A lot of Mr. Reich's logic
applies to what Cotappers already do — they're voluntarily «
taxing» their
emissions (but actually getting a
tax write - off!)
I don't understand why an
emissions trading scheme would be better than a logically
applied carbob
tax or why it would be more flexible and more useful than a carbon
tax regime combined with other targeted measures.
Internal carbon
tax or fee: A company charges itself a fee for each ton of carbon
emissions that it generates, creating an internal fund that can be
applied to
emissions reduction projects with long - term payback periods.
The difference between a shadow price and a carbon
tax is that the shadow price is
applied to projected
emissions of future investments, while a carbon
tax is
applied on current
emissions.
The logic of
applying the
tax only to
emissions from the non-trading sectors is that emitters in the trading sectors — who can buy and sell allowances — already confront a price for carbon.
A new study in Environmental Research Letters shows that
applying a theoretic carbon
tax — one aimed at stimulating changes to farming and land - use practices that minimize
emissions — could have...
Given that, if one wants freedom of choice and an efficient market, shouldn't one accept a market solution (
tax / credit or analogous system based on public costs,
applied strategically to minimize paperwork (don't
tax residential utility bills —
apply upstream instead),
applied approximately fairly to both be fair and encourage an efficient market response (don't ignore any significant category, put all sources of the same
emission on equal footing; if cap / trade, allow some exchange between CO2 and CH4, etc, based CO2 (eq); include ocean acidification, etc.), allowing some approximation to that standard so as to not get very high costs in dealing with small details and also to address the biggest, most - well understood effects and sources first (put off dealing with the costs and benifits of sulphate aerosols, etc, until later if necessary — but get at high - latitude black carbon right away)?
Conservatives who support, or at least are willing to consider,
taxing carbon
emissions (yes, there are some) fall into two camps on revenue treatment: backing the carbon dividend plan proposed by the Climate Leadership Council (which in turn draws on the fee - and - dividend approach espoused by the Citizens Climate Lobby); or urging that the carbon revenues be
applied to reduce the U.S. corporate income
tax.
For example, is the
tax applied only to operational
emissions or lifecycle
emissions?