environmental tax
Ecology-motivated government charge
An environmental tax is a levy designed to incentivize behaviors that reduce environmental harm or promote sustainability.
Unlike general taxes, it targets specific activities or goods, such as carbon emissions, fuel consumption, or waste generation.
Early examples include Sweden’s carbon tax (1991), which charges per ton of CO₂ emitted.
Environmental taxes often use mechanisms like carbon pricing or pollution taxes to internalize external costs, making polluters financially accountable for environmental damage.
The government introduced an environmental tax on single-use plastics to curb pollution.
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- levyCompulsory government charge
- emissionsSubstances released into air
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environmental taxtax credit
Direct reduction of liability
tax exemption · tax break · tax rebate · government grant · direct payment
environmental taxderegulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
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