Environmental pricing : studies in policy choices and interactions

Environmental taxes can be efficient tools for successful environmental policy. Their use, however, has been limited in many countries. This thoughtful book explores the scope of environmental pricing and examines a variety of national experiences in environmental policy integration, to identify the most effective use of taxation and policy for environmental sustainability.pt. 1 CASE STUDIES IN POLICY INTEGRATION -- 1.Climate policy integration: evidence on coherence in EU policies / Angela Koppl -- 2.Tax treatment of the interaction between water and energy / Enrique Fonseca Capdevila -- 3.Subsidies to fossil energy consumption in Italy: assessment and interaction with the electricity market / Michele Governatori -- 4.Towards a sustainable climate and energy policy mix: insights from theory and the case of Japan / Achim Lerch -- 5.European renewable energy market governance and economic crisis: a taxation makeover with Greece as a case study / Ioanna Mersinia -- pt. II THE CHALLENGES OF SUBSIDIES -- 6.Reforming fossil fuel subsidies: will it make a difference? / Manfred Rosenstock -- 7.Tax expenditures to promote environmentally responsible investment / Maria Amparo Grau Ruiz -- 8.Do you get what you pay for with United States climate change tax provisions? / Larry Kreiser -- 9.Supporting emission reductions through a viable wind energy industry: lessons for Australia / Karen Bubna-Litic -- pt. III COMPETITIVENESS CONSIDERATIONS -- 10.Environmental border tax adjustments (BTAs): a forgotten history / Alice Pirlot -- 11.Renewable energy: subsidies and taxes as competition distortion / Rolf H. Weber -- 12.The impact of environmental tax on enterprise competitiveness in China / Xingjie Guo -- pt. IV STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS -- 13.Reclaiming the `T' word: ways of improving communication and public acceptance of environmental fiscal reform in Europe / Jacqueline Cottrell -- 14.Regulatory taxes as an instrument to foster sustainability transitions: an exploratory analysis / Frederic Vanswijgenhoven -- 15.Resilience based policy for groundwater protection / Deborah L. Jarvie.248 page(s