Essays about: "environmental tax"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 126 essays containing the words environmental tax.

  1. 16. 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

  3. 17. Sustainable Energy Carrier Investments : A case study on the drywall manufacturing industry

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Kevin Hallberg; Kevin Sandström; [2022]
    Keywords : Techno-economic analysis; LPG; Carbon dioxide tax; EU-ETS; Trade-off; Tekno-ekonomisk analys; Gasol; Koldioxidskatt; EU-ETS; Avvägning;

    Abstract : Background According to the United Nations, climate change is one of the most challenging and urgent problems. To reduce emissions, various regulations have been introduced. Emissions trading (EU-ETS) and carbon dioxide tax are two economic instruments aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. READ MORE

  4. 18. Global Effect of the EU Food Carbon Tax on Food Industries and Products: Case Study of Brazil

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Shaomeng Sun; Lan Yao; [2022]
    Keywords : Carbon tax; Food Policy; International trade; Input Output;

    Abstract : Several researchers suggest an introduction of a food carbon tax in EU to reduce food emissions following the European Green Deal, but taking into account food international trade, such action in EU could raise global food prices and results in possible decline in food production in some regions, thus reduce people's welfare, which is not in line with the global Sustainable Development Goals. Given that existing studies mainly focus on the local environmental, social, and economic effects of a carbon tax, our paper takes a further step by studying the possible global effect of the EU food carbon tax on food industries and products with Brazil as a case. READ MORE

  5. 19. Tax incentives and environmental protection: evidence from Sweden's taxpayers' level data

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Mariuam Shafi; [2022]
    Keywords : Green tax incentives; green environment; theory of green tax; EGS; environmental protection;

    Abstract : Tax incentives such as investment tax credit and taxable income deductions related to the environment and climate change are becoming more popular. Introducing tax incentives related to the environment and climate change helps meet the sustainability objectives of growth and development. READ MORE

  6. 20. Border Carbon Adjustment and Inequality: Distributional Equity Concerns About the EU CBAM's Impacts in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Jannick Leukers; [2022]
    Keywords : Border carbon adjustment; CBAM; Carbon pricing; Inequality; South Africa; Intervention theory; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Border carbon adjustment (BCA) policies are increasingly discussed as an instrument to avoid carbon leakage; however, their social implications are not well understood. Nevertheless, the EU introduced its CBAM, which will take effect in 2026. READ MORE