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After the drop in the price of oil, the issue of a carbon tax to
complement the EU emission trading scheme is coming back to the
fore of political debate. In this volume on carbon pricing, the
reader can find an excellent mix of economic theory and policy
analysis. To anyone interested in this field, this collection of
papers represents a very important contribution to an in-depth
understanding of the main tools that can be used to successfully
fight climate change.' - Alberto Majocchi, University of Pavia,
ItalyCarbon Pricing reflects upon and further develops the ongoing
and worthwhile global debate into how to design carbon pricing, as
well as how to utilize the financial proceeds in the best possible
way for society. The world has recently witnessed a significant
downward adjustment in fossil fuel prices, which has negative
implications for the future of our environment. In light of these
negative developments, it is important to understand the benefits
of environmental sustainability through well-documented research.
This discerning book considers the design of carbon taxes and
examines the consequential outcomes of different taxation
compositions as regulatory instruments. Expert contributors assess
a variety of national experiences to provide an empirical insight
into the use of carbon taxes, emissions trading, energy taxes and
excise taxes. The overarching discussion concludes that successful
policies used by some countries can be implemented in other
jurisdictions with minimum new research and experimentation. This
astute work will benefit scholars, practitioners and policymakers
alike with an interest in the fields of environmental law,
environmental economics, sustainable development and taxation law.
Contributors: B. Bahn-Walkowiak, J. Bruha, H. Bruhova-Foltynova, B.
Butcher, M. Calaf Forn, N. Chalifour, S. Cheng, E. Croci, S. Elgie,
E. Guglyuvatyy, M. Jofra Sora, C. Kettner, K. Kratena, E. Meyer, I.
Meyer, S. Onoda, J. Papy, T.F. Pedersen, V. Pisa, I. Puig Ventosa,
A. Ravazzi Douvan, M. Sargl, K. Schlegelmilch, M.W. Sommer, N.P.
Stoianoff, P. ten Brink, W.E. Weishaar, H. Wilts, S. Withana,
Sirini, G. Wittmann, A. Wolfsteiner
Environmental Pricing is an interesting book containing a broad
collection of chapters that discuss issues of relevance for
environmental policymaking. The topics range from support for
renewable energy and fossil fuels via environmental taxation to
policies for water management. The book provides relevant
information regarding the many issues covered, and some chapters
will stimulate further debate.' - Nils Axel Braathen, Principal
Administrator OECD, Environment Directorate'As someone who has been
involved in speaking, disseminating knowledge and engaging with
policymakers for the last couple of decades on environmental
taxation I wholeheartedly support and endorse this collection of
topical and informative papers . . . a fascinating insight into the
latest thinking and research in the field and a highly valued
reference source.' - Chas Roy-Chowdhury, The Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants, UK Environmental taxes can be
efficient tools for successful environmental policy. Their use,
however, has been limited in many countries. This thoughtful book
explores the scope of environmental pricing and examines a variety
of national experiences in environmental policy integration, to
identify the most effective use of taxation and policy for
environmental sustainability. Environmental taxes are seldom
implemented in isolation and are applied in combination with other
regulatory instruments. At issue is the critical lack of knowledge
on how different policy instruments and taxes interact and work
together. This perceptive book considers recent research on the
environmental and economic impact of applying environmental taxes.
Expert contributors come together to discuss the high potential for
wider use of environmental taxation in combination with other
policy instruments, and highlight key areas of current practice
that must be addressed. Empirical studies of policy strategies are
discussed to illustrate the extent to which current climate change
policy is integrated against the proposed successful policy
combinations that are presented in this insightful book.
Environmental pricing will be of interest to scholars,
practitioners and policymakers alike in the areas of environmental
law, environmental economics and environmental sustainability.
Contributors: M. Antenucci, K. Bachus, K. Bubna-Litic, J. Cottrell,
E. Fonseca Capdevila, Enrique, M.A. Grau Ruiz, X. Guo, D.L. Jarvie,
T. Kawakatsu, C. Kettner, M. Kicia, D. Kletzan-Slamanig, A. Koeppl,
L. Kreiser, A. Lerch, Y. Mao, I. Mersinia, A. Pirlot, M.
Rosenstock, S. Rudolph, H. Sprohge, F. Vanswijgenhoven, M. Villar
Ezcurra, R.H. Weber, J. Wu
This book reviews how far East Asian nations have implemented green
fiscal reform, and show how they can advance carbon-energy tax
reform to realize low carbon development, with special reference to
European policy and experience. East Asian nations are learning
European experiences to adopt them in their political, economic and
institutional contexts. However, implementation has been slow in
practice, partly due to low acceptability that comes from the same
concerns as in Europe, and partly due to weak institutional
arrangements for the reform. The slow progress in the revenue side
turns our eyes to the expenditure side: how East Asian nations have
increased environmental-related expenditures, and how far they have
greened sectorial expenditures. This "lifecycle" assessment of
fiscal reform, coupled with the assessment of the institutional
arrangement constitutes the features of this book. The book helps
to provide an overall picture of green fiscal reform and
carbon-energy tax reform in the East Asian region. The region has a
variety of countries, from lowest income to high income nations.
Nations have different interests in substance and barriers for
reform. This book covers recent development of environmental fiscal
reform and carbon-energy taxation in wider nations in the region,
including South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and
Japan. In addition, the book's holistic view helps to understand
why a specific nation has interest and concern on some aspects of
the reforms.
This ground-breaking book focuses on neo-Austrian capital theory
and its application to the modelling of long-run
economy-environment interactions. The book begins by presenting an
overview of the modelling approach and offers an historical survey
of capital theory and its development. The authors then provide a
detailed introduction to the neo-Austrian modelling technique and
extend it to include time horizons and growth models. The model is
then applied to environmental issues such as green national
accounts, resource rents and climate change to show how the
neo-Austrian approach gives fresh and illuminating insights. An
empirical application to the iron and steel industry is also
presented. Capital and Time in Ecological Economics will be of
interest to ecological and environmental economists, economic
capital theorists and all those following developments in the
neo-Austrian approach to economics.
This book reviews how far East Asian nations have implemented green
fiscal reform, and show how they can advance carbon-energy tax
reform to realize low carbon development, with special reference to
European policy and experience. East Asian nations are learning
European experiences to adopt them in their political, economic and
institutional contexts. However, implementation has been slow in
practice, partly due to low acceptability that comes from the same
concerns as in Europe, and partly due to weak institutional
arrangements for the reform. The slow progress in the revenue side
turns our eyes to the expenditure side: how East Asian nations have
increased environmental-related expenditures, and how far they have
greened sectorial expenditures. This "lifecycle" assessment of
fiscal reform, coupled with the assessment of the institutional
arrangement constitutes the features of this book. The book helps
to provide an overall picture of green fiscal reform and
carbon-energy tax reform in the East Asian region. The region has a
variety of countries, from lowest income to high income nations.
Nations have different interests in substance and barriers for
reform. This book covers recent development of environmental fiscal
reform and carbon-energy taxation in wider nations in the region,
including South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and
Japan. In addition, the book's holistic view helps to understand
why a specific nation has interest and concern on some aspects of
the reforms.
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