Climate policy as development policy: Leveraging carbon revenues for social protection in low- and middle-income countries

Katrin Gasior, Gemma Wright, H. Xavier Jara and Daniele Malerba

No wp-2026-4, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Carbon pricing is widely recognized as a key tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, if implemented without compensatory measures, it can increase poverty and inequality. The aim of this paper is to examine the role of carbon pricing in generating fiscal space for expanding social protection systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Keywords: Climate change mitigation; Social protection; Microsimulation; SDGs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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