Essays about: "Environmental tax"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 126 essays containing the words Environmental tax.

  1. 1. Examining the Impact of Regional Wildfires on Environmental Concern and Support for Carbon Tax- Empirical Findings from Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sofie Hedin Stenvall; Clara Lundberg; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : Climate-driven changes in the severity of wildfires are predicted as greenhouse gas concentrations increase. Exposure to local wildfires may represent a source of information for individuals as they evaluate their environmental concerns and support for carbon taxation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Opposing Attitudes Towards Environmental Taxes: A Price Dilemma? A Case of the Swedish Attitudes on Gasoline Emission Taxes

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ignacio López Casanueva Arturo; Bergström Martin; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : This thesis investigates how people’s attitudes toward environmental taxes are shaped and whether changes in end-consumer prices of gasoline have a direct effect on carbon tax perception. A theoretical model is constructed to represent the individual’s choice problem using a utility function. READ MORE

  4. 3. Willingness to Pay for Externalities – Does Earmarking Taxes Matter?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Joel Eliasson; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Willingness to Pay; Environmental Beef Tax; Earmarking; Sweden; Contingent Valuation; Inferred Valuation; Payment Card Approach; Demand Curve;

    Abstract : This study explores the Willingness to Pay (WTP) for an environmental beef tax and the effects of revenue recycling mechanisms on WTP and beef consumption. It surveys students from Gothenburg University using a payment card approach, addressing literature gaps concerning the role of revenue recycling in environmental tax policy, behavioral economic factors affecting public perceptions, and potential biases in contingent valuation methods. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Impact of Policy on the Production of Liquid Biofuels

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Danielsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In the following thesis, the development of the biofuels sector in the United States will be analysed using environmental economics. Around year 2005, there was a significant increase in the production of liquid biofuels. Hence, the thesis aims to explore the reasons behind the increase. READ MORE

  6. 5. Managing microplastics: A study of recent development in the EU and the UN

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Hilda Björkman; [2023]
    Keywords : EU-rätt; EU law; folkrätt; public international law; internationell miljörätt; international environmental law; mikroplast; microplastics; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : På grund av plasts ubikvitet i världens hav utvecklas rättsliga instrument för att motverka de negativa miljöeffekterna av plast. Denna uppsats analyserar kritiskt två nya rättsliga utvecklingar inom den internationella miljö-rätten: förordning (EU) 2023/2055 om mikroplaster (som en del av REACH-initiativet) och utvecklingen av ett globalt FN-plasttraktat. READ MORE