Taxing pollution instead of labor: Is it a prudent CO[sub 2] reduction policy
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Source
- Electricity Journal; (United States); 6:1
- Subject
- 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
LEGISLATION
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
CARBON DIOXIDE
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FUELS
TAXES
GLOBAL ASPECTS
TAX LAWS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LAWS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT 290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment, Health, & Safety
540120 -- Environment, Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1040-6190
Any serious attempt to reduce carbon dioxide emissions will require reductions from all sectors of the economy. The authors believe that top-down approaches to a carbon tax will generate heavy excess revenues, thus causing administrative and equity problems. They suggest that a better approach, which was espoused by Vice President Gore, could come through a targeted trust fund approach.