The carbon tax in Sweden

Thomas Sterner

Chapter 5 in Standing up for a Sustainable World, 2020, pp 59-67 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Economists consider carbon pricing as a central component in climate policy and often put much emphasis on carbon taxation as the prime instrument. It is assumed to bring simple, transparent, and cost-effective means to change investment and consumption behaviors. Sweden was among one of the first countries in the world to introduce a tax on CO2 and the Swedish experience shows that once a tax is put in place - it works. However, while the Swedish carbon tax has worked smoothly in most respects, the introduction of carbon taxes in other countries has failed. In this chapter, we try to give a broad background that suggests some explanations as to why this tax was possible in Sweden when it has been so elusive elsewhere.

Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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