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The Case for a Carbon Tax. Getting Past Our Hang-ups to Effective Climate Policy.
Shi-Ling Hsu
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Hardback. There's a simple, straightforward way to cut carbon emissions - and we're rejecting it because of irrational political fears. This title weighs the merits of the four major approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control regulation; government subsidies of alternative energy; and, carbon taxes. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
There's a simple, straightforward way to cut carbon emissions - and we're rejecting it because of irrational political fears. That's the central argument of "The Case for a Carbon Tax", a clear-eyed, sophisticated analysis of climate change policy. Shi-Ling Hsu weighs the merits of the four major approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control regulation; government subsidies of alternative energy; and, carbon taxes. He does not claim that a tax is the perfect or only solution - but that unlike the alternatives, it can be implemented immediately and paired effectively with other approaches. Hsu deftly explores the social and ... Read more
There's a simple, straightforward way to cut carbon emissions - and we're rejecting it because of irrational political fears. That's the central argument of "The Case for a Carbon Tax", a clear-eyed, sophisticated analysis of climate change policy. Shi-Ling Hsu weighs the merits of the four major approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control regulation; government subsidies of alternative energy; and, carbon taxes. He does not claim that a tax is the perfect or only solution - but that unlike the alternatives, it can be implemented immediately and paired effectively with other approaches. Hsu deftly explores the social and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781597265317
SKU
V9781597265317
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99-15
About Shi-Ling Hsu
Shi-Ling Hsu is Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law. Previously, he was Associate Professor at the George Washington University Law School, Senior Attorney and Economist for the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, DC and Deputy City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco.
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