Recent years have seen renewed and growing interest in policy instruments that put a price on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the adoption of carbon taxes. While up until 2008 only a handful of European countries had adopted explicit taxes on GHG emissions, by February 2017 some 24 countries and subnational jurisdictions— spanning a diverse range of developed and developing countries across five continents—had adopted or were scheduled to adopt a carbon tax. As the schemes have multiplied they have become increasingly varied, covering a broader range of sectors and adopting novel features that have shown carbon taxes to be a versatile instrument capable of being adapted to a wide range of policy goals and national contexts.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/carbon-tax-guide-handbook-policy-makers
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/world-bank
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-tax
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/emissions-trading
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/measurable-reportable-and-verifiable-mrv
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/emission-targets
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/eu-ets
