List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Part I. Pricing of Carbon in Europe; Part II. Industry-Sector Competitiveness; Part III. Country Competitiveness and Carbon Leakage; Part IV. Implications for Future Climate Policy; Annex; Index
Summary
When taxes are introduced on carbon and energy, and the revenue is used to reduce other taxes, will a positive effect be achieved both for the environment and for the economy? In 1990 Finland was the first country to introduce a tax on CO2. Later, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Slovenia, Germany and the UK followed suit with tax reforms that shifted taxation from labour to carbon and energy. Over the years, CO2 and energy taxes have gradually been raised, so that in Europe taxes ofmore than 25 billion Euros a year have been shifted. This book examines carbon-energy taxation in detail and looks
