Contents; Aims and scope; EDITORIAL Putting a price on carbon in the context of development; RESEARCH ARTICLE Carbon pricing and industrial policy in South Africa; RESEARCH ARTICLE Comparison of emissions trading and carbon taxation in South Africa; RESEARCH ARTICLE Structuring approaches to pricing carbon in energy- and trade-intensive sectors in South Africa; RESEARCH ARTICLE Meeting a national emission reduction target in an experimental setting; RESEARCH ARTICLE Is emission trading a possible policy option for India?
SYNTHESIS ARTICLE Aligning South African energy and climate change mitigation policy
Summary
How should we be putting a price on carbon, particularly in developing countries? This volume takes up this contested issue and examines how different economic instruments might apply in developing countries, with a special focus on South Africa. The papers included address a variety of themes in this area: Emissions trading, carbon taxes, fiscal and non-fiscal instruments, policy and institutional dimensions, and lessons from the Clean Development Mechanism. Presenting the very latest research, the volume will be of interest to academics and policymakers in economics, policy and development
