Carbon Taxes: A Review of Experience and Policy Design Considerations
State and local governments in the United States are evaluating a wide range of policies to reduce carbon emissions, including, in some instances, carbon taxes, which have existed internationally for nearly 20 years. This report reviews existing carbon tax policies both internationally and in the United States. It also analyzes carbon policy design and effectiveness. Design considerations include which sectors to tax, where to set the tax rate, how to use tax revenues, what the impact will be on consumers, and how to ensure emissions reduction goals are achieved. Emission reductions that are due to carbon taxes can be difficult to measure, though some jurisdictions have quantified reductions in overall emissions and other jurisdictions have examined impacts that are due to programs funded by carbon tax revenues.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-99GO10337
- OSTI ID:
- 970341
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/TP-6A2-47312
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CARBON
CARBON EMISSIONS
CARBON POLICIES
CARBON POLICY
CARBON POLICY DESIGN
CARBON TAX
CARBON TAX RATES
CARBON TAXES
DESIGN
EMISSION
EMISSION REDUCTIONS
Energy Analysis
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
REDUCTION
STATE GOVERNMENT
STATES
TAX RATES
TAX REVENUES
TAX SECTORS
TAXES
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