Energy-related taxation as an environmental policy tool - The Finnish experience 1990-2003

Energy Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 2175-2182

  Vehmas, Jarmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Climate change; CO2 tax; Energy taxation; Environmental policy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXATION;

EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY TAXATION; GAS MITIGATION; TAX LEVELS;

ENERGY RESOURCES;

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; FOSSIL FUEL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

EID: 14044258585     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2004.04.015     Document Type: Article

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