Searching for triple dividends in South Africa: Fighting CO2 pollution and poverty while promoting growth
| Autor: | Reyer Gerlagh, James Nelson Blignaut, Jan van Heerden, Ramos Mabugu, Mark Horridge, S.M. Hess, Margaret Mabugu |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Environmental Economics, Institute for Environmental Studies |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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| Zdroj: | Energy Journal, 27(2), 113-141. International Association for Energy Economics Heerden, J H, Gerlagh, R, Blignaut, J, Horridge, M, Hess, S M & Mabugu, M 2006, ' Searching for triple dividends in South Africa: Fighting CO2 pollution and poverty while promoting growth ', Energy Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 113-141 . https://doi.org/10.5547/issn0195-6574-ej-vol27-no2-7 |
| ISSN: | 0195-6574 |
| Popis: | A CGE model of South Africa is used to find the potential for a double or triple dividend if the revenues raised from an energy-related environmental tax are recycled to households and industry through lowering existing taxes. Four environmental taxes and three revenue-recycling schemes are compared. The environmental taxes are (i) a tax on greenhouse gas emissions, (ii) a fuel tax, (iii) a tax on electricity use, and (iv) an energy tax. The four taxes are constructed such that they have a comparable effect on emissions. The revenue is recycled through either (i) a direct tax break on both labour and capital, (ii) an indirect tax break to all households, or (iii) a reduction in the price of food. A triple dividend is found � decreasing emissions, increasing GDP, and decreasing poverty � when any one of the environmental taxes is recycled through a reduction in food prices. Energy Specializations: Energy and the Economy - Energy Poverty, Energy and the Environment - Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases, Energy and the Environment - Policy and Regulation. |
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