Essays about: "Flight tax"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Flight tax.

  1. 1. Exploring the Problem Space of Implementing a Cap and Trade System in a Flight Intensive Academic Institution

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Leo Bergqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : cap and trade; academic flying; sustainability; carbon emissions; emissions trading; behaviour change; cap and trade; akademiskt flygande; hållbarhet; koldioxidutsläpp; Utsläppshandel; beteendeförändring;

    Abstract : Flying can constitute as much as a third of an academic institution’s total emissions and there’s a growing concern among researchers around their academic travel contributing to global warming. This paper is part of KTH FLIGHT, a research project for decreased CO2-emissions in flight-intensive organizations through creation and testing of practical tools. READ MORE

  3. 2. Evaluating the Impacts of the Swedish Aviation Tax

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Fors; Beatrice Ljung; [2019]
    Keywords : The Swedish aviation tax; Event study; Market model; Mean model; Holt-Winters model; Price elasticity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The 1st of April 2018 an aviation tax was implemented in Sweden. With an event study approach this paper aims to provide an understanding of the outcome of the new policy. READ MORE

  4. 3. Switzerland: railway or aviation nation? Emission saving potential from replacing air by train travel between Switzerland and Europe and the possibilities for the Swiss government to foster this mode shift.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Renè Inderbitzin; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; mode-shift; sustainable transport; air travel; train travel; multi-level perspective; Switzerland; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Even though flying is the most unsustainable mode of transport due to its high contribution to global climate change (global warming), it is widely used and is predicted to increase considerably in the future. This goes against the global goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission in order to reach the two-degree target set in the Paris Agreement. READ MORE

  5. 4. Do foreign tax evaders use the United States as a tax haven?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Tijmen Tuinsma; [2019]
    Keywords : tax havens; tax evasion; capital flight; European Savings Directive; Common Reporting Standard;

    Abstract : Tax havens are of signicant importance in the current global economy. The wealth hidden in these havens is estimated to add up to $6000 billion and this issue is linked with wealth inequality and money laundering. Identication of tax havens differs between sources, and blacklists are often politicised. READ MORE

  6. 5. Excise taxation to protect our planet: a point of view from students in the global North : A case from Södertörn University, Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Angelique Wallenborg; Amanda Eriksson; [2018]
    Keywords : Flight tax; Swedish excise tax; Anthropogenic climate change; Political Ecology Theory; Environmental economics.;

    Abstract : Background: Flying is a mode of travel used mainly by the wealthier part of the planets’ inhabitants, while it is the poor parts of the world that suffer the consequences from climate change the most. Coping with climate change is one of the largest challenges of the century, especially for low-income developing countries. READ MORE