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13.11.2019

The Pricing of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Policy Brief with Questions and Facts by Angela Köppl, Stefan Schleicher and Margit Schratzenstaller
In this Policy Brief by the WIFO economists Angela Köppl, Stefan Schleicher and Margit Schratzenstaller a supporting argumentation for the pricing of greenhouse gas emissions as instrument for climate policy is presented.

The paper places CO2 pricing in a broader context and outlines how a CO2 pricing package could be designed. Such a reform programme should pursue several objectives. One would be to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially CO2. At the same time, a more productive use of other raw materials and a transition to a circular economy should also be encouraged. In addition, there is a need to create incentives for innovation. A policy package on CO2 pricing should include compensatory measures that on the one hand mitigate undesirable distribution effects and on the other hand provide incentives for structural changes.
 

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Policy Brief: Questions and Facts on the Pricing of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Mag. Dr. Angela Köppl
Mag. Dr. Angela Köppl
+43 1 798 26 01 - 268 angela.koeppl@wifo.ac.at
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Gerhard Streicher
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Gerhard Streicher
Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
+43 1 798 26 01 - 272 gerhard.streicher@wifo.ac.at
Dr. Margit Schratzenstaller-Altzinger, MA
Dr. Margit Schratzenstaller-Altzinger, MA
Macroeconomics and Public Finance
+43 1 798 26 01 - 204 margit.schratzenstaller-altzinger@wifo.ac.at

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