Market instruments and the control of acid rain damage: Effects of a sulphur tax on the Spanish electricity generating industry

Energy Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 841-854

  Labandeira Villot, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Spain; Taxes

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; SULFUR; TAXATION;

ACID DEPOSITION; ACID RAIN DAMAGE; COAL FIRED STATIONS; DESULPHURIZING; ELECTRICITY GENERATING INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS;

ELECTRICITY;

ACID RAIN; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; SULPHUR TAX;

SPAIN;

EID: 0030235976     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-4215(96)00062-6     Document Type: Article

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