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DOI	10.1080/14693062.2020.1797618
	A dual-track transition to global carbon pricing
	van den Bergh J.C.J.M.; Angelsen A.; Baranzini A.; Botzen W.J.W.; Carattini S.; Drews S.; Dunlop T.; Galbraith E.; Gsottbauer E.; Howarth R.B.; Padilla E.; Roca J.; Schmidt R.C.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	14693062
起始页码	1057
结束页码	1069
卷号	20 期号:9
英文摘要	Unilateral climate policies have been unable to achieve intended emissions reductions. We argue that international harmonization of climate policy beyond the Paris Agreement is the only way forward and that global carbon pricing, either through a tax or market, is the best available instrument to manage this. A foundation has already been laid, as current carbon pricing initiatives cover about 20% of global CO2 emissions. Since it limits free-riding by countries/jurisdictions, global carbon pricing is, in principle, behaviourally easier to negotiate than other instruments, such as emission targets or technical standards. To overcome political resistance, we propose a dynamic strategy consisting of two parallel tracks and five transition phases. The first track entails assembly of a carbon-pricing coalition that expands over time and exerts moral and economic pressure on non-members to join. The second track involves refocusing UN intergovernmental climate change negotiations on carbon pricing, potentially involving initially heterogeneous prices reflecting distinct income levels of countries, which then gradually converge. The dual tracks are designed to reinforce one another, increasing the likelihood of a successful outcome. The proposal results in a transition trajectory consisting of two interactive tracks and five phases, with specific attention to inequity within and among countries. We illustrate how such an approach could function with either a carbon tax or market. Key policy insights International harmonization of climate policies is required to achieve the deep cuts in emissions needed to meet the Paris Agreement’s 2°C or 1.5°C target. A focus on carbon pricing–either through taxation or emissions trading–has multiple strengths: it can be easily compared and harmonized among countries; it can be gradually strengthened over time; it moderates freeriding and fear of competitiveness losses; and it automatically generates revenues to compensate low-income households and countries. Formation of a carbon-pricing coalition would enable such a group to speak with a single, powerful voice at UN climate change conferences. It would put economic and moral pressure on non-members, stimulating them to join and show a constructive attitude in ongoing UN climate change negotiations. © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
英文关键词	carbon pricing; climate club; Paris Agreement; policy harmonization; UNFCCC
语种	英语
scopus关键词	carbon dioxide; carbon emission; environmental policy; international agreement; policy implementation; price dynamics; strategic approach; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
来源期刊	Climate Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/153243
作者单位	Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ICREA, Barcelona, Spain; School of Business and Economics & Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway; Haute Ecole de Gestion Genève, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Geneva, Switzerland; Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Utrecht University School of Economics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands; Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States; Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom; CESifo, Munich, Germany; EU Policy Lab, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy; Faculty of Ec...
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	van den Bergh J.C.J.M.,Angelsen A.,Baranzini A.,et al. A dual-track transition to global carbon pricing[J],2020,20(9).
APA	van den Bergh J.C.J.M..,Angelsen A..,Baranzini A..,Botzen W.J.W..,Carattini S..,...&Schmidt R.C..(2020).A dual-track transition to global carbon pricing.Climate Policy,20(9).
MLA	van den Bergh J.C.J.M.,et al."A dual-track transition to global carbon pricing".Climate Policy 20.9(2020).