CO2 emissions patterns in 7 top carbon emitter economies: The case of transport sector

S Solaymani - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
These days, climate change issues and their impacts on the economy, social and natural
system of countries have become the main concern of worldwide, even for those countries …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding regressivity: Challenges and opportunities of European carbon pricing

S Feindt, U Kornek, JM Labeaga, T Sterner, H Ward - Energy Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
We examine how a European carbon price will affect citizens by studying its incidence on
households in 23 countries of the EU. At the national level, the distributional impact before …

Supporting carbon taxes: The role of fairness

S Sommer, L Mattauch, M Pahle - Ecological Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
While the economic case for carbon pricing is compelling, public support for it remains low.
Using a stated-choice experiment with a sample of 6000 German household heads, we …

Carbon taxes

GR Timilsina - Journal of Economic Literature, 2022 - aeaweb.org
There is a growing interest in using carbon taxes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, not
only in industrialized economies but also in develo** economies. Many countries have …

Climate change adaptation and inequality in Africa: Case of water, energy and food insecurity

L Nyiwul - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper we analyze the relationship between social inequality and climate change
policy actions in African countries. We examine whether the needs of the poor influence …

[HTML][HTML] Emissions inequality: Disparities in income, expenditure, and the carbon footprint in Austria

H Theine, S Humer, M Moser, M Schnetzer - Ecological Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
The social consequences of carbon taxation are closely related to the income and
expenditure patterns of private households. This paper combines the national Household …

Rethinking the equity and efficiency of carbon tax: A novel perspective

Z Jia, B Lin, X Liu - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Previous research has generally concluded that carbon tax is regressive, despite its efficacy
in reducing emissions. This paper takes a deeper dive to explore the validity of this assertion …

Is a fair energy transition possible? Evidence from the French low-carbon strategy

E Ravigné, F Ghersi, F Nadaud - Ecological Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
The distributional consequences of environmental policies are a major issue for the public
acceptability of energy transitions, as the Yellow-vest demonstrations highlighted. Our …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the economy-wide effects of unilateral CO2 pricing under different revenue recycling schemes in Austria–Searching for a triple dividend

C Kettner, T Leoni, J Köberl, D Kortschak, M Kirchner… - Energy Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper we identify policy implications for implementing carbon pricing in Austria, taking
into account model structure uncertainty. Methodologically, we compare the results of two …

Cash transfers in the context of carbon pricing reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean

L Missbach, JC Steckel, A Vogt-Schilb - World Development, 2024 - Elsevier
One reason carbon prices are difficult to implement is that they might imply high additional
costs on poor and vulnerable households. In response, studies often highlight that recycling …