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- Can the acceptance of a carbon tax be increased? The effect of tax revenue recycling and redistribution among households and companies
Effective carbon taxation is essential to achieving the green transition. However, there is typically stiff opposition to carbon taxation due to perceived or actual adverse equity and other impacts. Hence, a better understanding of which factors, including the use of tax revenue, can increase acceptability is essential.
- Internalizing negative environmental impacts from wind power production: Coasian bargaining, offsetting schemes and environmental taxes
On the one hand, wind power production is necessary for decarbonizing the electricity sector. On the other hand, we risk replacing one environmental problem with other environmental problems, that is, stopping climate change in exchange with increased loss of pristine land and biodiversity.
- EU’s suggested carbon border adjustment mechanism
The EU has recently proposed carbon tariffs at the border (CBAM – Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) as part of its Fit for 55 policy. Norway’s climate policy is linked to the EU’s. This report addresses the direct and indirect impacts of a carbon tariff policy on Norwegian industries and the general economy when Norway’s climate policies are linked to the EU’s.
- Increasing the CO2 tax towards 2030. Impacts on the Norwegian economy and CO2 emissions
In this report we study the effects of the increased CO2 tax under non-ETS (specifically, reaching NOK 2 000 per tonne of CO2 in 2030). We apply the SNOW-NO model (Statistics Norway’s World model – Norway), which is a numerical general equilibrium model where Norway is modelled as a small, open economy, while the rest of the world is reduced to imports and exports.
- Spatial trade-offs in national land-based wind power production in times of biodiversity and climate crises
Energy generated from land-based wind power is expected to play a crucial role in the decarbonisation of the economy.
- The road to a low emission society: Costs of interacting climate regulations
Transportation is one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Climate regulations on transportation are often a mix of sector-specific regulations and economy-wide measures (such as emission pricing).
- Fire hazard in Norwegian coastal heathlands
Unmanaged and overgrown coastal heathlands pose a great fire hazard. This is due to the combination of old, dead heather and the growth of spruce and juniper, which are highly flammable and burn explosively.
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