This article is published in association with IMF. Geoffroy Dolphin, Magnus Merkle Poor households in Germany and France pay up to $2 more per ton of emitted carbon dioxide than their higher-income compatriots. That is because products and services that wealthier people are likelier to consume—such as imported goods and travel outside the European Union—are exempt […]How Europe Can Make Carbon Pricing Policies Less Regressive
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This article is published in association with IMF. Geoffroy Dolphin, Magnus Merkle Poor households in Germany and France pay up to $2 more per ton of emitted carbon dioxide than their higher-income compatriots. That is because products and services that wealthier people are likelier to consume—such as imported goods and travel outside the European Union—are exempt […]The gateway to carbon pricing? Air pollution policy
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Oliver Harman, Cities Economist, International Growth Centre & Ondine Berland, Masters Student and Research Assistant, Paris School of Economics Buying carbon is too cheap and easy. ‘Gateway tax’, focussing on air pollution, could be initial step. Outdoor air […]Few countries are pricing carbon high enough to meet climate targets
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This article is brought to you in association with OECD. Governments need to raise carbon prices much faster if they are to meet their commitments on cutting emissions and slowing the pace of climate change under the Paris Agreement, according to a new OECD report. Effective Carbon Rates 2018: Pricing Carbon Emissions through Taxes and Emissions […]
