redistribution. The aggravation of consumption inequality turns the policy focus on equity. As a consequence, redistribution arises …-driven transition to sustainable production. This paper argues, however, that basic needs and income inequality pose an obstacle … consumption inequality. In the model, inequality renders labour taxes part of the optimal environmental policy for all levels of …

Income inequality in China is severe; measured by the Gini-coefficient it amounted to 0.46 in 2011; wealth distribution …

This paper re-examines the relationship between per capita income, inequality, and per capita emissions while … scale, the effect of inequality on emissions should vary depending on the level of income per capita. Specifically, for a … policies, and thus, lower inequality is beneficial for the environment. With nonhomothetic preferences, the beneficial …

tax on households GHG emissions would be regressive, thereby inequality-increasing. This is primarily due to the low … the bottom of the distribution. Still, we demonstrate that this inequality-increasing impact can be offset with …