Publications

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.

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Promoting healthy ageing in Asia-Pacific through action on climate and air pollution

Policy publication by Alice Bian, Elizabeth Robinson on 7 Sep 2023

This policy brief provides evidence to support policymakers in mobilising capital for a just, resilient transition to net zero, by highlighting the potential health co-benefits of addressing the risks from heat and air pollution in combination.

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Pigou pushes preferences: decarbonisation and endogenous values

Working paper by Linus Mattauch, Cameron Hepburn, Nicholas Stern on 17 Dec 2018

This paper explores the relationship between carbon prices and policies that change consumers’ preferences, concluding that taking the effects into account in economic models would enhance understanding of climate change mitigation policy, facilitating the transition to a low-carbon economy. read more »

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