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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Hsu, Shi-Ling
Titre(s) : The Case for a Carbon Tax [Texte électronique] : Getting Past Our Hang-Ups to Effective Climate Policy / by Shi-Ling Hsu
Publication : Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, 2012
Description matérielle : 1 online resource
Note(s) : "There's a simple, straightforward way to cut carbon emissions and prevent the most
disastrous effects of climate change-and we're rejecting it because of irrational
political fears. That's the central argument of The Case for a Carbon Tax, a clear-eyed,
sophisticated analysis of climate change policy. Shi-Ling Hsu examines the four major
approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control regulation; government
subsidies of alternative energy; and carbon taxes. Weighing the economic, social,
administrative, and political merits of each, he demonstrates why a tax is currently
the most effective policy. Hsu does not claim that a tax is the perfect or only solution-but
that unlike the alternatives, it can be implemented immediately and paired effectively
with other approaches. In fact, the only real barrier is psychological. While politicians
can present subsidies and cap-and-trade as "win-win" solutions, the costs of a tax
are immediately apparent. Hsu deftly explores the social and political factors that
prevent us from embracing this commonsense approach. And he shows why we must get
past our hang-ups if we are to avert a global crisis."--Publisher's website
Sujet(s) : Sciences de l'environnement
Changements climatiques
Environnement -- Protection
Économie politique
Politique de l'environnement
Indice(s) Dewey :
577.27 (23e éd.) = Influence de l'homme sur l'écologie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781610911788
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44669458w
Notice n° :
FRBNF44669458
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Climate change policy alternatives ; Ten arguments for a carbon tax ; Arguments against
a carbon tax ; Carbon tax psychology ; Changing political fortunes?