Fiscal policy to mitigate climate change [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for policymakers / / editors, Ian W.H. Parry, Ruud de Mooij, and Michael Keen

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : International Monetary Fund, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Climatic changes - Government policy; Greenhouse gas mitigation - Government policy; Carbon dioxide mitigation - Economic aspects; Carbon taxes; Emissions trading
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MooijRuud A. de ParryIan W. H <1965-> (Ian William Holmes) KeenMichael
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Summary for Policymakers; 1. What Is the Best Policy Instrument for Reducing CO[sub(2)] Emissions?; 2. How to Design a Carbon Tax; 3. Emissions Pricing to Stabilize Global Climate; 4. The Social Cost of Carbon: Valuing Carbon Reductions in Policy Analysis; 5. Forest Carbon Sequestration; 6. Mitigation and Fuel Pricing in Developing Economies; 7. Fiscal Instruments for Climate Finance; 8. Carbon Pricing: Lessons Derived from Experience; Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; U; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E ; FG; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
• Sommario/riassunto: Efforts to control atmospheric accumulations of greenhouse gases that threaten to heat up the planet are in their infancy. Although the IMF is not an environmental organization, environmental issues matter for the organization's mission when they have major implications for macroeconomic performance and fiscal policy. Climate change clearly passes both these tests. This volume provides practical guidelines for the design of fiscal policies (carbon taxes and emissions trading systems with allowance auctions) to reduce greenhouse gases. Not only are these instruments potentially the most effecti
• Titolo autorizzato: Fiscal policy to mitigate climate change
• ISBN: 1-4755-9235-3; 1-4755-0838-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461988303321
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