1st Edition
Putting a Price on Carbon in South Africa and Other Developing Countries
104 Pages
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Routledge
96 Pages
by
Routledge
96 Pages
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Routledge
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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... Read more
1. Putting a Price on Carbon in the Context of Development 2. Carbon Pricing and Industrial Policy in South Africa 3. Comparison of Emissions Trading and Carbon Taxation in South Africa 4. Structuring Approaches to Pricing Carbon in Energy- and Trade-Intensive Sectors in South Africa 5. Meeting a National Emission Reduction Target in an Experimental Setting 6. Is Emission Trading a Possible Policy Option for India? 7. Aligning South African Energy and Climate Change Mitigation Policy
Biography
Harald Winkler and Andrew Marquard are both based at the Energy Research Centre (ERC) at the University of Cape Town.
