Essays about: "Carbon dioxide tax"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words Carbon dioxide tax.

  1. 1. Policy Incoherence in the Development of Biogas in the Road Transport Sector

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Natali Fanari; [2023]
    Keywords : Biogas; transport; policy incoherence; policy instruments; biogas development;

    Abstract : Sweden has one of the highest biogas potentials in the world and has been a leader in reducing fossil fuels in the transportation industry. With a goal of achieving a 70% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in domestic transport by 2030 compared to 2010 levels and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, despite the potential advantages of biogas implementation, its adoption in the Swedish transport sector has been limited. READ MORE

  3. 2. Negative Emission from Electric Arc Furnace using a Combination of Carbon capture and Bio-coal

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Abhijith Namboodiri Kapothanillath; [2023]
    Keywords : EAF; Off-gas handling; CCS; Calcium Looping CaL ; Post-combustion; Waste heat recovery; Bio-coal; Negative emissions; Techno-economic analysis; EAF; Avgasrening; CCS; Calcium Looping CaL ; Efterförbränning; Återvinning av spillvärme; Biokol; Negativa utsläpp; Teknisk-ekonomisk analys;

    Abstract : Steel is one of the most essential metals in the world, and it plays a vital role in various industries. The growing demand for steel has resulted in increased CO2 emissions, with the steel industry contributing to approximately 7% of global emissions of carbon dioxide. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluating a Carbon Tax : France as a Case Study - CO2 Emissions from Cars

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Fredrik Söderlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Carbon Tax; Carbon Component; French Carbon tax; Synthetic Control Method;

    Abstract : This quasi-experimental study is the first to evaluate the French experience of adding a carbon tax directly onto existing taxes on fossil fuel consumption by performing an econometric case study. Furthermore, the introduction of the French carbon tax resulted in the so called “yellow vests protests”, the protests acted as a catalyst, and further stressed the need to evaluate environmental taxes, not only in relation to combating global warming but also regarding the procedures of providing information to the public. READ MORE

  5. 4. The cornerstone of EU climate policy: does it impact innovation? Long-term evidence from the Swedish Pulp and Paper Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Simon Wiklander; [2022]
    Keywords : Environmental Policy; Carbon Pricing; Emissions Trading System; Hicks Induced Innovation Hypothesis; Emissions Reduction; Pulp and Paper Industry; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is a cornerstone of the union’s strategy to mitigate climate change and innovation is integral to emissions reduction, as well as an aim of the policy. To study if the EU ETS is associated with increased innovation, the Swedish Pulp and Paper Industry (PPI) poses an interesting case. READ MORE

  6. 5. Need for Speed(y) Conversion to a Low-Emission Vehicle Fleet : The Incidence of the Swedish Feebate Tax in the Presence of the Impending EU CO2 Emission Standards

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Michaela Dagher; [2022]
    Keywords : feebate tax; tax incidence; BonusMalus; vehicle fleet;

    Abstract : In 2014, the European Union and its members agreed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 40 percent before 2030. The Bonus-Malus, a feebate tax scheme, was introduced in Sweden in 2018 in the hopes that it would result in lower carbon dioxide emission from Sweden’s transport sector. READ MORE