Title: Fundamental problems in taxing energy, a comment on Leif Muten's paper

Authors: Erik S. Sorensen

Addresses: ECON. 18 Rue de la Perle, 75003 Paris, France

Abstract: Comments on climate policy costs, transition costs and long-term social costs. Possibilities and limitations for reducing transition costs. The room for manoeuvre in national taxation policies and the risks of crowding out. Market driven harmonisation of industrial energy taxes.

Keywords: environmental taxes; energy taxes; CO₂ taxes; transition costs; crowding out; tax harmonisation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1999.000857

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1999 Vol.12 No.7/8, pp.315-318

Published online: 24 Jul 2003 *

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