A future for carbon taxes

Baranzini, Andrea; Goldemberg, José; Speck, Stefan

doi:10.1016/s0921-8009(99)00122-6

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“…Taxation of transportation fuels seem to have less severe distributional effects compared to the taxation of electricity and heat. 15 However, the results differ between countries. 15,16 By the year 2000, the available information on detailed distributional effects remained limited, 17 but the expansion and advancement of the economic toolbox for the analysis of such effects was already under way.…”

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“…This was the case for Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the USA, and Japan. 15 Ex-post studies focussing on the economics of environmental taxation noted the importance of distributional effects with respect to the political feasibility of reforms. It was found that direct energy taxes or carbon taxes are mostly regressive and that revenue recycling measures can mitigate these impacts making them more progressive.…”

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Social Implications of Green Growth Policies from the Perspective of Energy Sector Reform and its Impact on Households

Heindl,

LLschel

2015

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Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW. Social Implications of Green Growth Policies from the Perspective of Energy Sector Reform and its Impact on Households Andreas Löschel University of Münster February 2015 This paper is also available as: OECD Issue Note -Social Implications of Green Growth Policies from the Perspective of Energy Sector Reform and its Impact on Households-AbstractThis paper reviews the literature on distributional effects of energy and carbon taxation with focus on microsimulation models. Most studies find that direct energy and carbon taxation tends to be regressive. Regressive effects occur mostly with respect to taxation of electricity or space heating. Taxation of transportation fuels show less regressive, neutral, or even progressive effects. Adequate revenue recycling often allows for neutralisation or full elimination of regressive effects so that energy and carbon tax reforms can be progressive. Some studies find evidence for the existence of a double dividend. There seems to be an efficiency-equity trade-off in revenue recycling, i.e. whether to foster growth or to assist low-income households. While a large number of studies on advanced economies are available, there clearly is a gap with regard to evidence for developing countries. Another gap relates to the lack of documentation on the challenges of incorporating macroeconomic models and long-term modelling perspectives in microsimulation. Both aspects can be of great importance with respect to the design of green growth policies. Thoughtful incorporation of social considerations, including aspects of poverty in modelling approaches could enhance the existing instruments of exante policy assessments since poverty is a tangible concept which is well-known, understandable, and openly observable for citizens and policy makers.

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Section: The Case Of Developed Countriesmentioning

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Section: The Case Of Developed Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Implications of Green Growth Policies from the Perspective of Energy Sector Reform and its Impact on Households

Heindl,

LLschel

2015

SSRN Journal

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“…Others propose possible solutions to overcome the regressive impact of carbon taxes (cf. Baranzini et al, 2000).…”

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Economic Prescriptions and Public Responses to Climate Policy

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Public acceptability is one of the main barriers to the implementation of carbon taxes. Qualitative evidence based on a sample of individuals interviewed in Geneva, Switzerland, shows that the general public would not tackle climate change as economists suggest. The gap concerns not only the choice of climate policy's instruments (i.e. pull versus push measures), but also its specific design in the case of carbon taxes. In this respect, the gap is driven by a diffused perception of environmental ineffectiveness of carbon taxes, which goes hand in hand with distrust in the government and a strong demand for earmarking carbon tax revenues for environmental purposes. Our empirical findings are consistent with the recent literature on the public's preferences on environmental policy design and provide new evidence for the need to reconsider the conventional approach to economic instruments and environmental tax reforms. Reducing resistance to the implementation of Pigouvian taxes cannot abstract from providing effective responses to the concerns emphasized by the general public. Policy relevancePolicy design is key to improve acceptability of climate policy in general and of economic instruments in particular. Given the current understanding and perception of carbon taxes by the general public, there is a substantial trade-off between efficiency-and acceptability-enhancing use of revenues from carbon taxes. Earmarking revenues for environmental purposes clearly reduces perceived complexity and increases acceptability. The paper addresses this trade-off and, drawing on the Swiss experience, discusses how making financial and environmental benefits salient may improve the acceptability of carbon taxes. It also considers the implementation of climate policies directed towards voluntary efforts, which enjoy larger support by the general public.

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“…Mandatory codes include those for controlling energy use in buildings (Lee and Chen, 2008), carbon dioxide or energy tax (Baranzini et al, 2000;Gottinger, 1995) and tradable permits. Voluntary schemes, on the other hand, usually involve unilateral agreements, negotiated agreements, eco labels (Lee and Yik, 2004) and rebate schemes (Boyle, 1996;USDOE, 1995).…”

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Carbon dioxide reduction in the building life cycle: a critical review

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Wong²,

Skitmore³

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Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering

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The construction industry is known to be a major contributor to environmental pressures due to its high energy consumption and carbon dioxide generation. The growing amount of carbon dioxide emissions over buildings' life cycles has prompted academics and professionals to initiate various studies relating to this problem. Researchers have been exploring carbon dioxide reduction methods for each phase of the building life cycle – from planning and design, materials production, materials distribution and construction process, maintenance and renovation, deconstruction and disposal, to the material reuse and recycle phase. This paper aims to present the state of the art in carbon dioxide reduction studies relating to the construction industry. Studies of carbon dioxide reduction throughout the building life cycle are reviewed and discussed, including those relating to green building design, innovative low carbon dioxide materials, green construction methods, energy efficiency schemes, life cycle energy analysis, construction waste management, reuse and recycling of materials and the cradle-to-cradle concept. The review provides building practitioners and researchers with a better understanding of carbon dioxide reduction potential and approaches worldwide. Opportunities for carbon dioxide reduction can thereby be maximised over the building life cycle by creating environmentally benign designs and using low carbon dioxide materials.

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A future for carbon taxes

Cited by 325 publications

References 20 publications

Social Implications of Green Growth Policies from the Perspective of Energy Sector Reform and its Impact on Households

Social Implications of Green Growth Policies from the Perspective of Energy Sector Reform and its Impact on Households

Economic Prescriptions and Public Responses to Climate Policy

Carbon dioxide reduction in the building life cycle: a critical review

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