Potential of CO2 (carbon dioxide) taxes as a policy measure towards low-carbon Portuguese electricity sector by 2050

Energy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 113-119

  Gerbelová, Hana ^a   Amorim, Filipa ^a   Pina, André ^a   Melo, Mário ^b   Ioakimidis, Christos ^c   Ferrão, Paulo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Escola Nautica Infante D Henrique   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Portugal; The Integrated MARKAL EFOM System

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL LAW; TAXATION; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS;

DIFFERENT EVOLUTIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ELECTRICITY SYSTEM; EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM; PORTUGAL; THE INTEGRATED MARKAL-EFOM SYSTEM;

CARBON DIOXIDE; TAXATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; PRICE DYNAMICS; TAX SYSTEM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY POLICY; POLLUTION TAX; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84901504350     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.01.011     Document Type: Article

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