Carbon pricing with regressive co-benefits: evidence from British Columbia’s carbon tax

Working paper by Lorenzo Sileci on 6 Dec 2023

The carbon tax introduced in British Columbia, Canada in 2018 is found to have had positive impacts on air quality. However the health co-benefits have been greatest in less polluted, less densely-populated and better-off neighbourhoods – highlighting that a carbon tax can exacerbate existing variations in pollution and health, where poorer areas are worse affected.

Growth and adaptation to climate change in the long run

Working paper by Simon Dietz, Bruno Lanz on 6 Dec 2022

As the climate is changing, the global economy is adapting. This paper provides a novel method of estimating how much…

The distributional effects of a carbon tax: The role of income inequality

Working paper by Julius Andersson, Giles Atkinson on 9 Sep 2020

The fact that a carbon tax is an environmentally and economically efficient instrument for reducing emissions is often highlighted, but the equity story is also of importance. This paper addresses the question of the distributional burden of a carbon tax across different income groups and the role played by income inequality.

The behavioural, welfare and environmental impacts of air travel reductions during and beyond COVID-19

Working paper by Roger Fouquet, Tanya O’Garra on 23 Jul 2020

This paper aims to estimate the short-run impacts of air travel reductions due to COVID-19, and explores the potential for policy measures to curb demand and reduce carbon dioxide emissions beyond the lifetime of the pandemic with minimal impacts on welfare.

Pricing carbon during the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic