Will carbon motivated border tax adjustments function as a threat?

Energy Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 81-90

  Li, Aijun ^a   Zhang, Aizhen ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MINNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon leakage; Carbon motivated border tax adjustments; Competitiveness issue

Indexed keywords

BORDER TAX ADJUSTMENTS; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON LEAKAGE; CARBON TAXES; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; CLIMATE POLICY; COMPETITIVENESS ISSUE; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; ENERGY CONSUMER; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; REBOUND EFFECT; REGIONAL EFFECTS; TAX REFORM;

COMPETITION; EMISSION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TAXATION;

CARBON;

CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; GOVERNMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY STRATEGY; TAX REFORM;

CHINA;

EID: 84862241813     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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