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Maritime Emissions Taxation: An Alternative To The Eu Emissions Trading Scheme?, Jon M. Truby
Maritime Emissions Taxation: An Alternative To The Eu Emissions Trading Scheme?, Jon M. Truby
Pace Environmental Law Review
Focusing on the EU’s alternative proposal of an emissions tax, this article analyzes the possibility for the imposition by an EU Member State of a targeted environmental tax to reduce maritime emissions. It considers how such a tax can be imposed in a manner that will not be detrimental to commercial interests and can instigate the desired impact. Importantly, it focuses upon providing a greater incentive for the maritime industry to invest in the most efficient shipping fleet to reduce emissions. It concludes by comparing whether such a perceived maritime emissions tax could be more advantageous than including maritime emissions …