Taxation stimuli to decarbonization - opportunities for emissions reductions by Italy

In: Andersen , M S 2019 , Taxation stimuli to decarbonization - opportunities for emissions reductions by Italy . in B Dendena & M Trentin (eds) , Energy that transforms : Opportunities and challenges of the decarbonization process . Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli , Milano , pp. 199-213 .

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Abstract

Italy in 1999 had finalized the legislative framework for a carbon tax, but changes in government led to its suspension, forfeiting opportunities for a possible 'double dividend' – improving employment and the environment. With the Paris Agreement carbon pricing has moved center stage and is today on the agenda in numerous countries.