Climate Policy in Iran and the Case for Carbon Pricing

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-232
Author(s):  
B. Ghafouri ◽  
S. Rudolph
Keyword(s):  
Climate Policy ◽  
Carbon Pricing

CO2-Bepreisung des Verkehrs

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-456
Author(s):  
Claudio Franzius
Keyword(s):  
Climate Policy ◽  
Emissions Trading ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
Traffic Planning ◽  
Carbon Pricing ◽  
Finance Law ◽  
Regulatory Instruments ◽  
Energy Taxes ◽  
Motorized Transport

Der motorisierte Individualverkehr ist in den Blick der Klimapolitik geraten. Von allen klimarelevanten Sektoren sind im Verkehrssektor die wenigsten CO2-Einsparungen festzustellen. Mit dem neuen Brennstoffemissionshandelsgesetz ist eine CO2-Bepreisung des Verkehrs auf den Weg gebracht worden, aber es wird bezweifelt, ob der nationale Emissionshandel hinreichende Lenkungswirkungen entfaltet und finanzverfassungsrechtlich zulässig ist. Es ist verfehlt, den Emissionshandel als Alternative zu ordnungsrechtlichen Instrumenten zu begreifen. Außerdem mahnt der Beitrag im Hinblick auf die verfassungsrechtliche Bewertung zur Vorsicht. Sinn macht der CO2-Preis für den Verkehr, wenn nachgeschärft wird. Dazu gehört eine beherzte Reform der Energiesteuern, aber auch die Einführung einer streckenbezogenen Pkw-Maut sowie eine übergreifende Verkehrsplanung. Im Ergebnis ist zu begrüßen, dass die CO2-Emissionen des Verkehrs einen Preis erhalten, aber naiv anzunehmen, allein darüber würde die Verkehrswende gelingen. Individual motorized transport has become the focus of climate policy. Of all the climate-relevant sectors, the transport sector has seen the fewest reductions in CO2 emissions. The new Fuel Emissions Trading Act (“Brennstoffemissionshandelsgesetz”) initiates carbon pricing for the transport sector. Nonetheless, it remains doubtful whether national emissions trading has sufficient steering effects and if it complies with the constitutional finance law. It would be erroneous to understand emissions trading as an alternative to regulatory instruments. In addition, the article urges caution with regard to the constitutional assessment. Moreover, carbon pricing for the traffic sector only makes sense if it is increased. This includes a courageous reform of energy taxes, but also the introduction of a route-based car toll and comprehensive traffic planning. As a result, carbon pricing of the transport sector is appreciated, however it would be naïve to assume that it alone would lead to a sustainable transport policy (“Verkehrswende”).

THE CHANGING ROLE OF CARBON PRICING IN THE EU

2020 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. R13-R24
Author(s):  
Milan Elkerbout
Keyword(s):  
Climate Policy ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Policy Mix ◽  
Carbon Pricing ◽  
International Climate Policy ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation Policy ◽  
International Climate ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
The Eu

Carbon pricing has been the most prominent climate change mitigation policy for the EU since the launch of its emissions trading system (ETS) in 2005. Since then, the context of international climate policy as well as of the socio-political and economical context of decarbonisation has changed considerably. The 2015 Paris Agreement engages virtually every country unlike its predecessor, while non-carbon pricing policies have led to rapid cost reductions in renewables, even if other sectors (particularly in energy-intensive industry) have not seen similar developments. This paper examines how the role of carbon pricing in the EU climate policy mix has evolved from its beginnings as a means to help achieve modest targets under the Kyoto Protocol, to a policy instrument increasingly augmented by a wider policy mix aimed at reaching no net emissions of greenhouse gases by mid-century.

scholarly journals Carbon pricing in climate policy: seven reasons, complementary instruments, and political economy considerations

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. e462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Baranzini ◽  
Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh ◽  
Stefano Carattini ◽  
Richard B. Howarth ◽  
Emilio Padilla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Climate Policy ◽  
Carbon Pricing

scholarly journals Carbon pricing, co-pollutants, and climate policy: Evidence from California

PLoS Medicine ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. e1002610 ◽  
Author(s):  
James K. Boyce ◽  
Michael Ash
Keyword(s):  
Climate Policy ◽  
Carbon Pricing

A New Path for U.S. Climate Politics: Choosing Policies That Mobilize Business for Decarbonization

2019 ◽  
Vol 685 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Meckling
Keyword(s):  
Climate Policy ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Winning Coalition ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Carbon Pricing ◽  
Climate Politics ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
Business Support

What policies could mobilize business support for progressive and durable national climate policy in the United States? I examine the climate policy experiences of U.S. states and propose that a national clean energy standard combined with carefully allocated public investment in clean energy infrastructure and innovation could mobilize economic interests in support of decarbonization. Further, I argue that the more entrenched clean energy and infrastructure become, the more likely it becomes that comprehensive climate policies can be passed in the future. This includes performance and deployment mandates beyond the electricity industry, including in the transport and building sectors. These initial steps may also help to build a winning coalition for progressive federal carbon pricing, as opposed to an accommodative coalition in support of weak carbon pricing.

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