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The Limits of Pricing Carbon

In: Climate Law
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David M. Driesen Syracuse University, ddriesen@law.syr.edu

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25 Jul 2014
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Many analysts agree that we need to put a price on carbon through either a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade program. And yet, some of the most dramatic successes in carbon abatement have come from policies that do not put a price on carbon. This article considers some of the limits to price as an effective mechanism for transformation of the fossil fuel economy.

Title:
The Limits of Pricing Carbon
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/18786561-00402009
Language:
English
Pages:
107–118
Keywords:
carbon tax; cap-and-trade; emission trading; carbon price; technological change; technological transformation; economic incentives; free market ideology; Kyoto Protocol; European Union Emission Trading Scheme
In:
Climate Law
In:
Volume 4: Issue 1-2
Publisher:
Brill | Nijhoff
E-ISSN:
1878-6561
Print ISSN:
1878-6553
Subjects:
Environmental & Energy Law, International Law

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