Carbon Taxation in Europe: Main Developments and Trends

• Published in: icade. Revista de la Facultad de Derecho
• Main Author: Larrea Basterra, Macarena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Pontificia Comillas 2021
• Subjects: carbon taxes; carbon prices; carbon price floor; collection destination; emissions allowances trading; impuestos sobre el carbono; precios del carbono; precio suelo del carbono; destino de la recaudación; comercio de derechos de emisión; Baja; Bajos; Noruega; Norway; Suecia; Iceland; Islandia
• Online Access: https://revistas.comillas.edu/index.php/revistaicade/article/view/15859

The 2050 decarbonization target for the European Union (EU) economy poses numerous challenges, for which considerable volumes of investment are required. In this context, carbon taxation is a tool that introduces price signals that promote behavioral change of agents. It also raises funds to finance...