Climate action with revenue recycling has benefits for poverty, inequality and well-being. [PDF]
Existing estimates of optimal climate policy ignore the possibility that carbon tax revenues could be used in a progressive way; model results therefore typically imply that near-term climate action comes at some cost to the poor. Using the Nested Inequalities Climate Economy (NICE) model, we show that an equal per capita refund of carbon tax revenues ...
Budolfson M +14 more
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Could revenue recycling make effective carbon taxation politically feasible? [PDF]
Effective carbon taxation is politically feasible when combining international involvement and revenue recycling.
Beiser-McGrath LF, Bernauer T.
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London-type congestion tax with revenue-recycling [PDF]
Road pricing in London attracts a great deal of interest. A challenging aspect of the London scheme is that congestion tax revenue is used to upgrade public transit networks.
Yukihiro Kidokoro
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THE IMPACT OF CARBON TAXATION AND REVENUE RECYCLING ON U.S. INDUSTRIES. [PDF]
This paper provides a detailed, cross-model analysis and discussion of the implications of carbon tax scenarios on changes in sectoral output, energy production and consumption and the competitiveness of the United States’ economy. Our analysis focuses on the broad patterns apparent across models in both qualitative and quantitative terms at the ...
Macaluso N +5 more
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Revenue recycling and the welfare effects of road pricing [PDF]
The authors explore the interaction between taxes on work-related traffic congestion and preexisting distortionary taxes in the labor market. A congestion tax raises the overall costs of commuting to work and discourages labor force participation at the ...
Bento, Antonio Miguel R. +1 more
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A global just transition through carbon taxation and revenue recycling
Abstract Carbon taxation is regarded as an essential tool for curbing carbon emissions but can be regressive and increase poverty, and moreover lacks universal acceptance among the public and policymakers. Recycling the tax revenue raised to vulnerable households is one promising solution to this issue.
Feng K +4 more
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Behavioral choice of manufacturers, recyclers and customers in Trade-In Programs. [PDF]
This study investigates the behavioral choices of manufacturers, recyclers, and customers in Trade-In Programs designed to promote recycling and environmental sustainability.
Chan He, Qianru An
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Synergetic Benefits of Agricultural Sewage Reuse and Floating Photovoltaics in Mexican Wastewater System: A Municipal‐Level WEF Nexus Study [PDF]
Financial stability is essential for the sustainable operation of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), as they require substantial resources but generate minimal revenue.
Shahin Rasooli +5 more
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A Chinese Sky Trust? Distributional Impacts of Carbon charges and Revenue Recycling in China [PDF]
The introduction of carbon charges on the use of fossil fuels in China would have a progressive impact on income distribution. This outcome, which contrasts to the regressive distributional impact found in most studies of carbon charges in industrialized
James Boyce +2 more
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The removal of fossil fuel subsidies and the introduction of carbon pricing have been discussed for more than a decade, but their potential contribution to emission reduction is still uncertain, especially in relation to the potential indirect impact of ...
Andrea Marcello Bassi +3 more
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