Under What Conditions Does a Carbon Tax on Fossil Fuels Stimulate Biofuels?

Under What Conditions Does a Carbon Tax on Fossil Fuels Stimulate Biofuels?

A carbon tax is an efficient economic instrument to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide released from fossil fuel burning. Its impacts on production of renewable energy depend on how it is designed -- particularly in the context of the penetration o...

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Main Authors: Timilsina, Govinda R., Csordas, Stefan, Mevel, Simon
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS
ATMOSPHERE
BIOMASS
BUSINESS AS USUAL SCENARIO
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CARBON
CARBON ABATEMENT
CARBON DEBT
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON EMISSIONS
CARBON POLICIES
CARBON SOURCES
CARBON TAX
CARBON TAXES
CARBON-INTENSIVE MANUFACTURING
CHEMICALS
CLEAN ENERGY
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
CLEANER PRODUCTION
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION POLICIES
CLIMATE POLICY
CLIMATE PROTECTION
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CO
CO2
COAL
COMBUSTION
COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
COST OF CARBON
CRUDE OIL
CRUDE OIL PRICE
DEMAND FOR ENERGY
DIESEL
DISPOSABLE INCOME
DOMESTIC SUPPLY
DRIVERS
DRIVING
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
ECOLOGICAL ZONES
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
EMISSION
EMISSION POLICIES
EMISSION REDUCTION
EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL
EMISSION TAX
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS FROM FUEL
EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE
END-USE
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY ECONOMICS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY INTENSITY
ENERGY INTENSIVE
ENERGY MIX
ENERGY SERVICE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY TAX
ENERGY TRANSFORMATION
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
ETHANOL
FOREST
FOREST LAND
FORESTRY
FOSSIL ENERGY
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUEL BURNING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL PRICE
FUEL SUPPLY
FUEL TAX
GAS PRODUCTION
GASOLINE
GHG
GLOBAL CARBON TAX
GLOBAL ENERGY MIX
GLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLY
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION MITIGATION
GREENHOUSE GASES
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
HOUSEHOLD SECTOR
IMPACTS OF FUEL PRICE
INCOME TAXES
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
IPCC
LAND USE
LAND USE CHANGE
LIQUID FUELS
MITIGATION POTENTIAL
NATURAL GAS
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NUCLEAR POWER
OILS
PETROLEUM PRICE
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POWER GENERATION
PRICE VOLATILITY
REFINED OIL
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
ROAD
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROAD TRANSPORT SECTOR
TAX POLICY
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TAXATION
TOTAL ENERGY DEMAND
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION FUEL
TRUE
WELFARE FUNCTION
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