Who puts a price on carbon, why and how? A global empirical analysis of carbon pricing policies

Steinebach, Yves; Fernández‐i‐Marín, Xavier; Aschenbrenner, Christian

doi:10.1080/14693062.2020.1824890

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“…We also contribute new empirical evidence on international policy diffusion, specifically diffusion of climate policies (Sauquet, 2014;Fankhauser et al, 2016;Kammerer and Namhata, 2018;Skovgaard et al, 2019;Baldwin et al, 2019;Abel, 2021;Steinebach et al, 2021;Torney, 2015;Thisted and Thisted, 2020). In agreement with the quantitative analysis of Steinebach et al (2021) and the qualitative analysis of Thisted and Thisted (2020) we find evidence for an international diffusion of carbon pricing policies. In this respect, our results differ from the results obtained by Dolphin and Pollitt (2021) who report no evidence for diffusion of either carbon taxes or ETS, which they consider as two distinct policies.…”

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The International Diffusion of Policies for Climate Change Mitigation

Mohommad¹,

Schwerhoff²,

Linsenmeier³

2022

IMF Working Papers

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confidence: 78%

The International Diffusion of Policies for Climate Change Mitigation

Mohommad¹,

Schwerhoff²,

Linsenmeier³

2022

IMF Working Papers

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“…Nevertheless, research also indicates that some of our findings can be applied to those regions. As global studies demonstrate, the impact of fiscal and economic crises on the adoption of carbon taxation is not restricted to Europe (Skovgaard et al 2019;Steinebach et al, 2021). On the country level, this is confirmed by a recent study on Argentina which demonstrates that fiscal and economic considerations indeed played an important role for the adoption of carbon taxation (Ryan and Micozzi 2021).…”

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“…Andersen 2009;Speck 2013;Haites 2018). In addition, there is a substantial literature on the political and economic determinants of carbon pricing which is dominated by studies which either highlight international factors such as policy diffusion and the role of international organisations (Thisted and Thisted 2019;Steinebach et al, 2021) or offer in-depth accounts of policy adoption on the national level or, as in the case of the European Emission Trading System (EU ETS), the supranational level (e.g. Sterner 1994;Kasa 2000;Sairinen 2003;Convery 2009;Sénit 2012;Convery et al 2013;Ryan and Micozzi, 2021).…”

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Never let a serious crisis go to waste: the introduction of supplemental carbon taxes in Europe

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The literature on carbon pricing offers competing explanations for the introduction of carbon taxation. This article contributes to the field by highlighting the interaction of dynamic political factors and external pressures in explaining the timing of the adoption of carbon taxes. Focusing on the second wave of European countries, the study combines the multiple streams framework with qualitative comparative analysis to identify conditions favourable to the introduction of carbon taxes. Additional case studies on Ireland and Portugal serve to illuminate the reform process, especially the role of policy entrepreneurs. This approach yields three insights. First, fiscal crises provide political actors with an opportunity to raise environmental taxes. Second, the introduction of carbon taxation is most likely when push and pull factors come together, i.e. when high problem pressure coincides with governments receptive to environmental issues. Finally, the prospects of “green” policy entrepreneurs are strongly determined by their standing within the government.

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“…Scholars have looked at the political economy factors that determine a polity's choice between a carbon tax and an ETS (Skovgaard et al, 2019;Steinebach et al, 2021) and the design elements that help build public support for a specific carbon pricing instrument (Drew, 2010;Raymond, 2019). Scholars have also emphasized the policy traditions and political history that shape climate policy in a country (Anderson et al, 2020;Wettestad & Gulbrandsen, 2017).…”

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Carbon Pricing in the US: Examining State-Level Policy Support and Federal Resistance

Narassimhan

Koester²,

Gallagher

2022

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Carbon pricing is a key policy instrument used to steer markets towards the adoption of low-carbon technologies. In the last two decades, several carbon pricing policies have been implemented or debated at the state and federal levels in the US. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the California cap-and-trade policy are the two regional policies operational today. While there is no federal policy operational today, several carbon pricing proposals have been introduced in Congress in the last decade. Using the literature on interest group politics and policy entrepreneurship, this article examines the carbon pricing policies at the subnational and federal levels in the US. First, the article explores the evolution of two main regional carbon pricing policies, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and California cap-and-trade, to identify how interest groups and policy entrepreneurs shaped the design and implementation of the respective policies. Second, the article details the federal carbon pricing policy proposals and bills discussed in the last decade. Third, it examines the factors that limit the prospects of realizing an ambitious federal carbon price for pursuing deep decarbonization of the US economy. The article finds that federal carbon pricing in the US suffers from the lack of any natural and/or consistent constituency to support it through policy development, legislation, and implementation. While interest group politics have been mitigated by good policy entrepreneurship at the subnational level, the lack of policy entrepreneurship and the changing positions of competing interest groups have kept a federal carbon pricing policy from becoming a reality.

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Who puts a price on carbon, why and how? A global empirical analysis of carbon pricing policies

Abstract: Technical documentation of the article "Who Puts a Price on Carbon, Why and How? A Global Empirical Analysis of Carbon Pricing Policies" submitted to Climate Policy.

Cited by 46 publications

References 52 publications

The International Diffusion of Policies for Climate Change Mitigation

The International Diffusion of Policies for Climate Change Mitigation

Never let a serious crisis go to waste: the introduction of supplemental carbon taxes in Europe

Carbon Pricing in the US: Examining State-Level Policy Support and Federal Resistance

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