| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Critical issues in environmental taxation ; v. 11 |
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Critical issues in environmental taxation ; 11.
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| Contents |
Environmental fiscal reform and unemployment in Spain / Anil Markandya, Mikel Gonzalez-Eguino and Marta Escapa -- EU structural and cohesion policy and sustainable development / Bettina Bahn-Walkowiak, Arkaitz Usubiaga and Philipp Schepelmann -- Decentralized environmental taxation : a preliminary assessment / Fiorenza Carraro and Andrea Zatti -- Taxation reform for promoting low carbon green growth in China / Chazhong Ge [and others] -- Ecological tax reform in Europe and Central Asia / Jacqueline Cottrell and Eike Meyer -- Lower carbon energy : the case of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas / Hans Sprohge [and others] -- Emissions trading to improve visibility in specially protected areas in the US : an alternative to retrofit control requirements in a sustainable economy / Agustin F. Carbó Lugo -- Related party transactions and emissions rights : accounting and direct international taxation / J.I. Gorospe-Oviedo and A.I. Mateos-Ansótegui -- Harmful subsidies on fossil fuels : ETS windfall profits and coal protection for electricity in Spain / Ana Yábar Sterling and Diana C. Perez Bustamante -- GHG emissions trading schemes in Northeast Asia : an overview and analysis of current scenarios / Xianbing Liu, Sunhee Suk and Kinichi Sudo -- Towards sustainable carbon markets : requirements for effective, efficient and fair emissions trading schemes / Sven Rudolph [and others] -- Linking land sector activities to emissions trading : Australia's carbon farming initiative / Celeste M. Black -- Determinants of willingness to pay for emissions reduction : a comparative study of Japan and South Korea / Tae-Yeoun Lee -- The effects of carbon/energy taxes on R & D expenditure in Sweden / Yasushi Ito -- Carbon energy tax, emission permits and border tax adjustments / Alberto Majocchi -- Is carbon leakage really low? : a critical reconsideration of the leakage concept / Florian Habermacher -- Australia's carbon pricing mechanism / Elena de Lemos Pinto Aydos |
| Summary |
This original and timely volume provides unique insights and analysis on the pressing question of how to achieve environmental sustainability while fostering economic growth. The emphasis of the book lies in finding critical solutions to global climate change including chapters on environmental fiscal reform and unemployment in Spain; EU structural and cohesion policy and sustainable development; ecological tax reform in Europe and Asia; Australia's carbon pricing mechanism and many other timely topics. This insightful volume will appeal to policy makers in government as well as academics and |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Carbon offsetting.
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Carbon offsetting -- Economic aspects
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Carbon offsetting -- Law and legislation.
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Emissions trading.
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Emissions trading -- Economic aspects
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Emissions trading -- Law and legislation.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
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Carbon offsetting
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Carbon offsetting -- Law and legislation
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Emissions trading
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Emissions trading -- Economic aspects
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Emissions trading -- Law and legislation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kreiser, Lawrence A.
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| ISBN |
9781781009376 |
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1781009376 |
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9781283698887 |
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1283698889 |
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9781781952191 |
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1781952191 |
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