Modeling the impact of a carbon tax: A trial analysis for washington state

Energy Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 627-639

  Mori, Keibun ^a  

^a Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon tax; Elasticity; Quantification

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ANALYSIS MODELS; BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; CARBON TAXES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY POLICY MAKERS; ENERGY-ECONOMY MODELS; FUEL MIX; FUEL USE; GHG EMISSION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; POLICY TOOLS; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; QUANTIFICATION; WASHINGTON STATE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; FUEL ECONOMY; FUELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PUBLIC POLICY;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

DEMAND ELASTICITY; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; MODELING; POLLUTION TAX;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84865013454     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.067     Document Type: Article

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