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In evaluating environmental policy, researchers have tended to focus on the industry or market that is targeted by regulation and to disregard policy impacts in other parts of the economy. Recent research indicates, however, that in economies where governments rely on distortionary taxes,...
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Market-based instruments are becoming the environmental management tool of choice and have provided a new perspective on the conventional wisdom about policy instruments. This book analyses the complexities of designing and implementing market-based instruments using case study experiences from...
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Emissions taxes, tradeable emission permits and voluntary compliance policies are becoming the instruments of choice in controlling environmental problems at the national and international level. Careful design of these policies in second-best environments is a very important factor for their...
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In this book, Tingsong Jiang extensively discusses the wider issues of economic instruments of pollution control as … analysis of economic instruments of pollution control, and is followed by the application of these in CO2 emission control. The … former presents the discussion of pollution control policies in general equilibrium settings, focusing on the comparison of …
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1. Environmental wrongs -- 2. Externalities and the environment -- 3. Property rights for pollution -- 4. Property …
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Instruments for Climate Policy focuses on economic and political aspects related to the recent proposals and the debate on limits in flexibility, and discusses EU and US perspectives on climate policy instruments and strategies. This is followed by chapters on economic efficiency and the use of...
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graphically simplifies the analysis of environmental problems and emphasizes the spatial nature of economic activity and pollution … noncompliance versus compliance. They also apply the network approach to pollution caused by transportation and assess the success …
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Environmental Taxation in China and Asia-Pacific contains an integrated set of detailed chapters providing insights and analysis on how fiscal policy can be used to achieve environmental sustainability. Highly topical chapters include energy tax policy in China, environmental fiscal reform,...
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The Economics of Pollution Control is a seminal contribution that is strongly recommended as a core addition to … principles in the economics of pollution control and represent recent advances in the field over the last fifteen years. This … designing pollution control policies to reduce environmental threats. The editor successfully covers a wide range of …
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Climate change and energy consumption are at the forefront of current environmental debate. Whilst energy is essential to the functioning and survival of our societies, the environmental impact that energy consumption is having, particularly on climate change, is a growing concern and the design...
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