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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Carbon tax"”.
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A critical review of South Africa' future carbon tax regime
… with growing greenhouse gas emissions, of which carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions are a significant component. As the fourteenth largest emitter of CO₂ globally and the highest per capita CO₂ emitter in Africa, South Africa has a responsibility to implement legal and fiscal instruments to reduce its …
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Analysis of future carbon tax scenarios for South African gold mines
The South African Carbon Tax Act came into effect in 2019, and it places a price on the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). The second phase of the carbon tax will be implemented in 2023. Presently, there is uncertainty regarding the changes that will be made to tax policy during this review. This …
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Labor Market Adjustments: Evidence From British Columbia's Carbon Tax
… Exploiting the introduction of a revenue-neutral carbon tax in British Columbia (BC), I find that environmental taxes, though revenue-neutral, tax away jobs. Chapter 2 exploits BC's carbon tax to study how jobs and wages are cut. It uncovers the dynamics of unemployment and wage effects. While the …
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Minimum carbon tax level needed to prompt a widespread shift to nuclear power
Carbon dioxide is suspected to be a major contributor to global warming. In the United States, nearly 70% of electricity is produced using coal or natural gas, both of which emit carbon dioxide into the environment. Nuclear power, which does not emit any carbon dioxide, produces 17% of the …
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Techno-economic analysis of hydrogen, electric, and gasoline light-duty vehicles in three carbon tax scenarios
… Agreement signed by 175 countries suggests a carbon tax which is levied in 29 countries. Such tax is forecasted in the non-signee of the Agreement, and number two highest polluter in the world, the United States. Three scenarios were calculated: at zero, fifteen and forty USD per Metric ton …
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The Impact of Implementing Carbon Tax and Feed-in Tariff: A CGE Analysis of the Indonesian Case
… (or contraction) and (ii) implementing a carbon tax on carbon-based fuels as well as the feed-in tariffs (subsidies to clean energy production) on Indonesia’s economy, within the context of static computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis.<br/><br/>In the first study, we investigate …
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Are South African Businesses Adapting To The Demands Of The Carbon Tax Policy ? A Case Of Distell
… which was predominately used in Europe, and the Carbon Tax policy, which is being used in South Africa and is the focus of this paper. The carbon tax system is designed to put a value on GHG emissions when businesses produce goods and services. This research focuses on whether South African …
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A critical comparative analysis of seven existing carbon tax systems with a view to deriving a related best practice within a South African context
… that have been proposed are those of setting carbon emission caps and subsequently granting credits so as to facilitate a trading of these credits, namely the ‘cap and trade’ approach, and the other is that of legislating and implementing a carbon tax. Variations of both of these systems have …
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Three Essays in Economic Analyses of Carbon Taxes
… essays investigating the economic impacts of carbon taxes. In all three essays, I examined British Columbia's revenue-neutral carbon tax implemented in 2008. Chapter 1 focuses on the employment effect of the policy. I find that while all industries appear to benefit from recycling of tax …
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Driving down emissions : analyzing a plan for meeting Massachusetts' carbon emission reduction targets for passenger vehicles
… is one of the US states at the forefront of carbon emission reduction policy, and has the potential to model success to the rest of the country. The state's Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) passed in 2008, two years before federal climate legislation floundered in the U.S. Senate. This …
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Viability of an expanded United States nuclear power program and its effects on energy markets
… nuclear power is discussed, such as investment tax credits and production tax credits. As an instrument of public policy to affect energy imports and environmental impact, the possibility of a carbon tax (on the order of $150/tC) is considered. The effects of this carbon tax on the energy sector …
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A dynamic analysis of U.S. biofuels policy impact on land use, greenhouse gas emissions and social welfare
… affect consumer choices and differ from a carbon tax policy. A dynamic, multi-market equilibrium model, Biofuel and Environmental Policy Analysis Model (BEPAM), is developed to estimate the welfare costs of these policies and to explore the mix of biofuels from corn and various cellulosic …
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Technoeconomic analysis of a steam generation system with carbon capture
… adoption could potentially be hampered by carbon emissions taxes due to the difficulty in CO2 separation from the dilute exhaust gas stream. This paper presents an alternative approach to steam generation that combines a membrane reactor (MR) to produce hydrogen from steam methane reforming …
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Welfare effects of biofuel policies in the presence of environmental externalities and pre-existing distortions
… of biofuel policies, specifically the ethanol tax credit for corn ethanol, ethanol import tariff and renewable fuel standard (RFS) mandate has not been adequately examined. Moreover, the environmental impact of these policies, and their impact on fuel taxation has not been sufficiently …
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The welfare cost and greenhouse gas emissions effects of sector-specific energy policies
… rather than a more efficient economy-wide carbon tax or cap-and-trade policy. This is evidenced by policies such as state-level Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), national Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), and the recently finalized EPA rule for power plants: the Clean Power Plan (CPP). …
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Overcoming organization barriers to adopting sustainable business practices
… looking for ways to reduce their energy use and carbon emissions, motivated by the desire to save money, improve public relations, and prepare for a possible carbon tax. From a technical perspective, reducing energy use and reducing carbon emissions represent opportunities to save on operating …
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Mapping sectors for high employment and low carbon growth in South Africa
… world is under increasing pressure to lower its carbon emissions. The distributional effects of a lower carbon growth pathway will be an important part of the overall transition to a lower carbon economy, in South Africa and elsewhere. Previously, sectors have been characterised according to …
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Public Opinion concerning the Feasibility of South Africa meeting its greenhouse gas emission targets
… about the effectiveness of the country's current carbon tax. They believe it may not lead to the necessary level of emission reductions or foster long-term compliance, primarily due to high tax exemptions and the low level of the carbon tax. Participants argue that enhancing South Africa's …
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Electric power and the global economy: Advances in database construction and sector representation
… without further policy intervention. Next, a carbon tax and investment subsidies for renewable technologies to meet the CPP full targets are imposed and compared (Chapter 6). The carbon tax achieves the target via both utilization and expansion, while the renewable investment subsidies lead to …
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Perceived Knowledge and Defense of Political Attitudes
… believed they were not knowledgeable about the carbon tax, giving them a relatively stronger set of arguments to choose from (moderate versus strong) further increased their preferences for the weaker argument compared to an easier set of choices (weak versus moderate). When people believed they …
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