In view of the challenges posed by climate change and the increasingly ambitious climate
targets around the world, the search for effective climate policy instruments is gaining …

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 …

Chapter 3 takes a long-term perspective on climate change mitigation pathways. Its focus is
on the implications of long-term targets for the required short-and medium-term system …

This paper studies the economic impacts of carbon pricing. Exploiting institutional features of
the European carbon market and high-frequency data, I document that a tighter carbon …

Understanding who would be affected in which way by carbon pricing is pivotal for effective
and socially equitable policy design, addressing climate change and reducing inequality …

Even though concerns about adverse distributional implications for the poor are one of the
most important political challenges for carbon pricing, the existing literature reveals …

It is critical to ensure climate and energy policies are just, equitable and beneficial for
communities, both to sustain public support for decarbonisation and address multifaceted …

In the wake of the Paris Agreement, countries have yet to embark on deep decarbonisation
pathways. This article explores the reasons for this limited response, taking a comparative …

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 …