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Hsu, Shi-Ling.
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Carbon taxes.
Climatic changes -- Government policy.
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Hsu, Shi-Ling.
Carbon taxes.
Climatic changes -- Government policy.
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The
case
for a
carbon
tax
:
getting
past
our
hang-ups
to
effective
climate
policy
/ Shi-Ling Hsu.
by
Hsu, Shi-Ling.
Island Press, c2011.
Call #:
363.738746 H873c
Subjects
Carbon
taxes.
Climatic changes -- Government
policy
.
ISBN:
9781597265317 (cloth : alk. paper)
1597265314 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781597265331 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1597265330 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Description:
xi, 233 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-222) and index.
Contents:
Introduction --
Climate
change
policy
alternatives -- Ten arguments for a
carbon
tax
-- Arguments against a
carbon
tax
--
Carbon
tax
psychology -- Changing political fortunes? -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"There's a simple, straightforward way to cut
carbon
emissions and prevent the most disastrous effects of
climate
change-and we're rejecting it because of irrational political fears. That's the central argument of The
Case
for a
Carbon
Tax
, a clear-eyed, sophisticated analysis of
climate
change
policy
. Shi-Ling Hsu examines the four major approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control regulation; government subsidies of alternative energy; and
carbon
taxes. Weighing the economic, social, administrative, and political merits of each, he demonstrates why a
tax
is currently the most
effective
policy
. Hsu does not claim that a
tax
is the perfect or only solution-but that unlike the alternatives, it can be implemented immediately and paired effectively with other approaches. In fact, the only real barrier is psychological. While politicians can present subsidies and cap-and-trade as "win-win" solutions, the costs of a
tax
are immediately apparent. Hsu deftly explores the social and political factors that prevent us from embracing this commonsense approach. And he shows why we must get
past
our
hang-ups
if we are to avert a global crisis."--Publisher's website.
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