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Climate sceptic U-turns and calls for Carbon Emissions Tax
Well-known economist climate critic Bjørn Lomborg - the self styled “sceptical environmentalist”- is calling for massive investment into climate change measures.
To fund them he is suggesting a tax on carbon emissions in his latest book Smart Solutions to Climate Change: Comparing Costs and Benefits
Says Bjørn, quoted in the Guardian,
“The point I’ve always been making is [...] -
Proposal to solve the CO2 taxation challenge
This discussion paper presents Höglund’s flexible emission fee mechanism applied to the carbon dioxide challenge. This proposal ensures market forces converge on the challenge of reducing emission whilst bolstering economic growth.
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Read our white paper on flexible emission fees on-line
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Report recommends more research on Flexible Emissions Fees
This report outlines a method to put a price on emissions targeted by government for substantial reduction or complete elimination.
The tax provides a mechanism by which pollution can be reduced in an economically efficient manner. The basic principle for the mechanism is that the pollution abatement should be cost efficient, not only concerning the [...]
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New Discussion Paper released: “An economic policy for stable, sustainable, development “
This discussion paper presents Höglund’s Interest rate rule: a new paradigm within the field of macroeconomics. It suggests practical methods to maintain an optimally strong, environmentally compliant and genuinely sustainable, employment-conducive demand in the economy.
The paper contains a simplified description of a method to stabilize real estate markets and financial systems, to prevent recessions and [...]