Analysis of the economic implications of a carbon tax
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2009
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Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town.
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The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the implications and impact of a carbon tax in the South African context – it aims to serve as an introduction rather than an exhaustive analysis, and therefore does not draw any comparative conclusions on the suitability of a carbon tax by comparison with alternative instruments such as cap and trade systems. Before turning to the specific topic of this paper, a carbon tax, some background is given to broadly on economic instruments and carbon markets. Following this, existing attempts to model the impact of a carbon tax on the South African economy are discussed, followed by a discussion on policy challenges and some existing proposals.
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Winkler, H. & Marquard, A. (2009) Analysis of the economic implications of a carbon tax. Cape Town, Energy Research Centre.