How robust is the uniform emissions pricing rule to social equity concerns?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2017.09.008
Abstract: Abstract This paper examines pollution tax differentiation across industries in light of social equity concerns using theoretical and numerical general equilibrium analyses in an optimal tax framework. We characterize the drivers for non-uniform optimal taxes… read more here.
Keywords: tax; equity concerns; social equity; uniform emissions ... See more keywords
Mitigation potential and global health impacts from emissions pricing of food commodities
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3155
Abstract: The projected rise in food-related greenhouse gas emissions could seriously impede efforts to limit global warming to acceptable levels. Despite that, food production and consumption have long been excluded from climate policies, in part due… read more here.
Keywords: food commodities; climate; emissions pricing; health ... See more keywords