Seven Reasons to Use Carbon Pricing in Climate Policy
Andrea Baranzini,
Jeroen van den Bergh,
Stefano Carattini,
Richard Howarth (rbhowarth@dartmouth.edu),
Emilio Padilla Rosa and
Jordi Roca (jordi.roca@eb.edu)
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Richard Howarth: Environmental Studies Program, Dartmouth College
Jordi Roca: Faculty of Economics and Business (UB)
Working Papers from Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona
Abstract:
The idea of a global carbon price has been a recurrent theme in debates on international climate policy. Discarded at the Conference of Parties (COP) of Copenhagen in 2009, it remained part of deliberations for a climate agreement in subsequent years. Unfortunately, there is still much misunderstanding about the reasons for implementing a global carbon price. As a result, ideological and political resistance against it prospers. Here we present the main arguments in favor of a carbon price to stimulate a fair and well-informed discussion about climate policy instruments. This includes arguments that have received surprisingly little attention so far. It is stressed that a main reason to use carbon pricing is environmental effectiveness, so not only economic efficiency (including the special case of cost-effectiveness). In addition, we provide ideas on how to implement a uniform global carbon price, whether using a carbon tax or emissions trading.
Pages: 11 pages
Date: 2015-11
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