National CO2 policy and externalities : some general equilibrium results for Switzerland

Felder, Stefan; Schleiniger, Reto

doi:10.1016/S0140-9883(02)00004-X

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	National CO2 policy and externalities : some general equilibrium results for Switzerland
Authors:	Felder, Stefan Schleiniger, Reto
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-9883(02)00004-X
Published in:	Energy Economics
Volume(Issue):	24
Issue:	5
Page(s):	509
Pages to:	522
Issue Date:	2002
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0140-9883 1873-6181
Language:	English
Subjects:	Externality; Policy; CO2
Subject (DDC):	320: Politics 333.7: Land, natural recreational areas
Abstract:	Switzerland, following the Kyoto agreement, plans to reduce CO2 emissions by 10% over the next decade with a tax on the use of fossil fuels. This policy, while having a marginal effect on global CO2 emission levels, will have a positive effect on local environmental quality. However, since different sources of energy produce different local external effects, a uniform CO2 tax is ill targeted. This paper shows that a policy setting tax rates equal to the lower bounds of the estimated local marginal external effects would reduce the national CO2 level by 30%. Using a computable general equilibrium model of the Swiss economy, it also finds substantial efficiency gains of Pigovian taxes as compared to a uniform CO2 tax.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/13133
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Management and Law
Organisational Unit:	Center for Energy and Environment (CEE)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Management and Law

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Felder, S., & Schleiniger, R. (2002). National CO2 policy and externalities : some general equilibrium results for Switzerland. Energy Economics, 24(5), 509–522. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-9883(02)00004-X

Felder, S. and Schleiniger, R. (2002) ‘National CO2 policy and externalities : some general equilibrium results for Switzerland’, Energy Economics, 24(5), pp. 509–522. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-9883(02)00004-X.

S. Felder and R. Schleiniger, “National CO2 policy and externalities : some general equilibrium results for Switzerland,” Energy Economics, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 509–522, 2002, doi: 10.1016/S0140-9883(02)00004-X.

FELDER, Stefan und Reto SCHLEINIGER, 2002. National CO2 policy and externalities : some general equilibrium results for Switzerland. Energy Economics. 2002. Bd. 24, Nr. 5, S. 509–522. DOI 10.1016/S0140-9883(02)00004-X

Felder, Stefan, and Reto Schleiniger. 2002. “National CO2 Policy and Externalities : Some General Equilibrium Results for Switzerland.” Energy Economics 24 (5): 509–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-9883(02)00004-X.

Felder, Stefan, and Reto Schleiniger. “National CO2 Policy and Externalities : Some General Equilibrium Results for Switzerland.” Energy Economics, vol. 24, no. 5, 2002, pp. 509–22, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-9883(02)00004-X.