Policy in motion: reassembling carbon pricing policy development in the personal transport sector in British Columbia

Stephanie Sodero

Journal of Transport Geography, 2011, vol. 19, issue 6, 1474-1481

Abstract: British Columbia’s carbon tax is an example of a relatively systemic climate pricing policy in the North American transport sector. This research uses Actor-Network Theory to retrace and reassemble the development of the tax from inception to implementation. From the fieldwork, six stages of the policy development process emerged, beginning with the surfacing of the concept of tax shifting in 1998 to the implementation of a carbon tax in 2008. This article explores how British Columbia’s experience aligns with lessons from the carbon taxation literature relating to a range of themes including education, leadership, timing, administration, taxation level, revenue allocation and communication.

Keywords: Actor-Network Theory; Carbon tax; Climate change governance; Transport policy; British Columbia; Canada (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.09.001

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