Eine Ökologisierung des Steuersystems ist aufgrund der anhaltenden politischen Diskussion über eine Steuerreform ein brandaktuelles Thema. Zusätzlich bekommt eine Ökologisierung des Steuersystems auch noch weitere Bedeutung, da eine derartige Maßnahme sowohl in der österreichischen...

Part I. Introduction and Overview -- 1. Overview -- Part II. The Taxation of Natural Resources and the Environment, Revenue Sharing and Revenue Fund Management -- 2. The Taxation of Natural Resources: Principles and Policy Issues -- 3. Green Taxes and Policies for Environmental Protection -- 4....

Recent developments suggest that well-intended climate policies--including carbon taxes and subsidies for renewable energy—might not accomplish what policy makers intend. Hans-Werner Sinn has described a “green paradox,” arguing that these policies could hasten global warming by...

Introduction : a bird's-eye view of environmental taxation / Janet E. Milne -- The curious origins of the major U.S. tax incentives for oil and gas producers / George K. Yin -- Problems, policies, and politics of taxing energy in the U.S. / Michael Graetz -- The tax treatment of coal / Roberta...

"Taking on Climate Change Through Green Taxation provides applied research on increasing green tax literacy to build the capacity of companies to adopt sustainable practices in favor of environmental protection, to raise companies' awareness of sustainable reporting, and to increase...

The prospect of simultaneously achieving a 'greener' environment, increased tax revenues and lower levels of unemployment has made ecological taxes an increasingly popular proposition. This volume examines the possibility of ecological tax reform in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Norway and...