Essays about: "carbon tax"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 83 essays containing the words carbon 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. Could Tax Incidence Help Explain the Yellow Vest Movement? Evidence from France on tax incidence and heterogeneous effects of carbon and fuel taxation along the rural-urban spectrum

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Ann-Charlott Pahl; Anton Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Carbon tax; Fuel tax; Tax incidence; Distributional effects; Difference-in-differences;

    Abstract : There is a general consensus amongst economists that taxing carbon emissions is an efficient policy tool for combating climate change. To fully understand the thorny issues surrounding the political economy and distributional effects of carbon taxation, more attention should be paid to the rural-urban dimension. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. 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