Carbon taxes has been at the centre of political discourses on how to alleviate the environmental crisis in recent years. Politicians, NGOs, academics and the private sector seem to agree on the tremendous potential such carbon fiscal policy holds. But will it be enough to triggers an international effort to curb carbon emissions? Who will be the winners and losers of such a policy? In this episode, we are tackling carbon tax and its effect on society. 

References

Amadeo, K. (2020, October 27). How a Carbon Tax Can Solve Climate Change. The Balance. https://www.thebalance.com/carbon-tax-definition-how-it-works-4158043

Andersen, M. S. (2010, September 9). Europe’s experience with carbon-energy taxation. S.A.P.I.EN.S. https://journals.openedition.org/sapiens/1072

Benmir, G., & Roman, J. (2020, May 20). Carbon taxes alone won’t stop climate change. LSE Business Review. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2020/05/21/carbon-taxes-alone-wont-stop-climate-change/

Dolphin, G., Pollitt, M. G., & Newbery, D. M. (2019). The political economy of carbon pricing: a panel analysis. Oxford Economic Papers, 72(2), 472–500. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpz042

Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). (2021, February 1). CO2 levy. Admin.Ch. https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/en/home/topics/climate/info-specialists/reduction-measures/co2-levy.html

Kiser, E., & Karceski, S. M. (2017). Political Economy of Taxation. Annual Review of Political Science, 20(1), 75–92. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-polisci-052615-025442

Marron, D. B., & Toder, E. J. (2014). Tax Policy Issues in Designing a Carbon Tax. American Economic Review, 104(5), 563–568. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.104.5.563

Radio Télévision Suisse. (2021, May 18). Loi sur le CO2: un surcoût de 100 ou de 1000 francs pour une famille- type? RTS.ch. https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/12203079-loi-sur-le-co2-un-surcout-de-100-ou-de-1000-francs-pour-une- familletype.html

Tinker, S. (2019, August 16). Carbon Pricing Is Not a Fix for Climate Change. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/carbon-pricing-is-not-a-fix-for-climate-change/

Weisbach, D. A., & Metcalf, G. E. (2009). The Design of a Carbon Tax. Harvard Environmental Law Review, 33(2), 499–556. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1327260

Music: Through The Woods by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com/