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2010

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Mitigating The Distributional Impacts Of Climate Change Policy, Tracey M. Roberts Mar 2010

Mitigating The Distributional Impacts Of Climate Change Policy, Tracey M. Roberts

Tracey M Roberts

Under both a cap-and-trade system and a greenhouse gas tax, the government will regulate energy suppliers and distributors, utility companies, and large manufacturers. These parties will bear the statutory incidence of the regulation. However, the financial impacts of regulating greenhouse gas emissions will be borne primarily by consumers. Consumers will bear the economic incidence of the regulation in the form of increased costs of gasoline, electricity, and home heating fuels and in increased consumer prices for all goods manufactured or distributed using fossil fuels. Greenhouse gas regulation will also generate significant revenue. This Article addresses the question of what should …


Climate Adaptation Policy At The Continental Level: Natural Resources In North America And Europe, Paul Stanton Kibel Jan 2010

Climate Adaptation Policy At The Continental Level: Natural Resources In North America And Europe, Paul Stanton Kibel

Paul Stanton Kibel

No abstract provided.