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Emissions Trading Schemes and Carbon Taxes: Reinvestigating the Policy Tools New Zealand uses to Address Climate Change

dc.contributor.authorChurchill, James
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-18T22:52:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-11T21:23:38Z
dc.date.available2017-05-18T22:52:54Z
dc.date.available2022-07-11T21:23:38Z
dc.date.copyright2016
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIn 2016 there is scientific consensus that the climate is changing and humans are responsible. If significant action to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions does not occur, the consequences of climate change may be catastrophic. This paper analyses the use of market based policy tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand. In particular, it considers whether the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme should be replaced with a carbon tax. This is done by weighing the difficulties involved in implementing a carbon tax against the benefits that it could bring. Key difficulties discussed include the treatment of stockpiled emissions credits that exist within the New Emissions Trading Scheme and the changing treatment of agriculture and forestry. Potential benefits of a carbon tax include reduced administrative and transactional costs, revenue generation and insulation from vested interests. This paper concludes that the difficulties involved in implementing a carbon tax as New Zealand’s main response to climate change are exceeded by the benefits.en_NZ
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dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/20159
dc.languageen_NZ
dc.language.isoen_NZ
dc.publisherTe Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellingtonen_NZ
dc.subjectCarbon taxen_NZ
dc.subjectClimate changeen_NZ
dc.subjectEmissions trading schemeen_NZ
dc.titleEmissions Trading Schemes and Carbon Taxes: Reinvestigating the Policy Tools New Zealand uses to Address Climate Changeen_NZ
dc.typeTexten_NZ
thesis.degree.disciplineLawen_NZ
thesis.degree.nameLL.B. (Honours)en_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.schoolSchool of Lawen_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.unitVictoria Law Schoolen_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.unitFaculty of Law / Te Kauhanganui Tātai Tureen_NZ
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor180105 Commercial and Contract Lawen_NZ
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor180111 Environmental and Natural Resources Lawen_NZ
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor180125 Taxation Lawen_NZ
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcforV2489999 Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classifieden_NZ
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcseo970118 Expanding Knowledge in Law and Legal Studiesen_NZ
vuwschema.type.vuwResearch Paper or Projecten_NZ

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