{"id":2511,"date":"2017-06-19T09:44:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T13:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/elr\/?p=2511"},"modified":"2023-07-25T15:57:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T19:57:28","slug":"resolving-the-inherent-uncertainty-of-carbon-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/elr\/2017\/06\/19\/resolving-the-inherent-uncertainty-of-carbon-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Symposium: Resolving the Inherent Uncertainty of Carbon Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Carbon taxes are a critical regulatory mechanism for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A carbon tax directly sets a price on emissions, either as an output tax on producers of fossil fuels (coal, petroleum products, and natural gas) or a tax on the purchase of fossil fuels. Such a tax makes the carbon price certain, but the total emissions that ultimately result from the policy are uncertain. This trade-off between price certainty and emissions certainty has important environmental, economic, and political economy implications for the design of climate policy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pieces in this Symposium describe the uncertainty inherent to carbon taxes, and propose regulatory and legislative solutions that would help mitigate this uncertainty.<\/p>\n

Resolving the Inherent Uncertainty of Carbon Taxes: Introduction<\/a>
\nJoseph E. Aldy, Marc Hafstead, Gilbert E. Metcalf, Brian C. Murray, William A. Pizer, Christina Reichert & Roberton C. Williams III<\/em><\/p>\n

Increasing Emissions Certainty Under a Carbon Tax<\/a>
\nBrian C. Murray, William A. Pizer, & Christina Reichert<\/em><\/p>\n

Designing and Updating a U.S. Carbon Tax in an Uncertain World<\/a>
\nJoseph E. Aldy<\/em><\/p>\n

Adding Quantity Certainty to a Carbon Tax Through a Tax Adjustment Mechanism for Policy Pre-Commitment<\/a>
\nMarc Hafstead, Gilbert E. Metcalf, & Roberton C. Williams III<\/em><\/p>\n

Preferred Citation:\u00a0<\/strong>Cite Symposium essays\u00a0to 41 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. F. __ (2017).<\/p>\n

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