Support for carbon pricing is growing around the world.
The report is a one stop shop for learning about key developments and prospects of existing and emerging carbon initiatives. There is a continued momentum for carbon pricing.
Energy taxes can produce substantial environmental and revenue benefits and are an important component of countries’ fiscal systems.
Economic textbooks predict that taxes and emission trading systems are the cheapest way for societies to reduce emissions of CO2. This book shows that this is also the case in the real world.
The Government of South Africa (GoSA) is making concerted efforts to transition its economy into a more energy efficient and less energy intensive one, including through the National Development Plan’s Vision 2030, the National Climate Change Response Policy and the Integrated Resource Plan.
Leading businesses and investors are now working out how to align themselves with the objectives of the Paris Agreement.