Curbing Carbon Emissions: Is a Carbon Tax the Most Efficient Levy?

Jorge Blazquez ()

Discussion Papers from King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center

Abstract: The ambitious environmental objectives of the Paris Agreement imply that, in order to curb carbon emissions, all cost-effective policy options should be considered. These options include carbon taxes, probably the most popular fiscal tool for curbing emissions, and various other taxes on fossil fuels. This study uses Spanish data to assess what are the optimal taxes on oil, natural gas and coal from a welfare perspective, and compares them with a carbon tax in a general equilibrium context.

Keywords: Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2); Carbon Emissions; Carbon Tax; Climate Change; Coal; Economic Modeling; General Equilibrium Model; Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG); Natural Gas; Oil; Social Mandate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 2017-06-15
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