emissions tax
Carbon output levy
An emissions tax is a fee levied on the release of pollutants into the environment, typically targeting carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
The tax creates financial incentive to reduce pollution by making it more expensive to emit: The emissions tax added significantly to their operating costs.
Also called a carbon tax when specifically targeting carbon emissions.
- externalitiesUncompensated effects on others
- decarbonizationEliminating fossil fuel emissions
- Pigouvian taxTax on negative externalities
- sin taxFee on harmful goods
- Kyoto ProtocolMultinational emissions reduction treaty
smokestack industries · economic incentives · cost-benefit analysis · Paris Agreement · eco-taxes · Clean Air Act · carbon offsets · fuel surcharge · carbon tax · emissions trading · carbon sequestration
- transport taxesvehicle tax, car tax, road tax, fuel tax, registration fee
- eco-taxescarbon tax, green tax, eco-tax, green taxes, emissions trading
- taxessales tax, income tax, estate tax, excise tax, corporate tax
- fuel taxesfuel tax, gasoline tax, oil tax, fuel surcharge