Published May 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Energy transition: a return to the carbon tax, a necessary but not sufficient condition

  • 1. DEBAT/BEST ENERGIES, Albi (France)
  • 2. Comite Interprofessionnel du Bois Energie - CIBE, 28 Rue de la Pepiniere, 75008 Paris (France)

Description

Faced with the danger of global warming, many countries engaged in the energy transition have instituted a carbon tax or are preparing to do so. The best known example is Sweden, where a carbon tax was introduced as early as 1991. After gradual increases, the tax reached a high level in 2018 (125 Euros/tonne of carbon), which is supported by the whole political field, social partners and the population

Abstract (French)

Face au peril du rechauffement climatique, de nombreux pays engages dans la transition energetique ont institue une taxe carbone ou s'appretent a le faire. L'exemple le plus connu est celui de la Suede, ou une taxe carbone a ete mise en place des 1991. Apres des augmentations progressives, la taxe a atteint en 2018 un niveau eleve (125 Euros/tonne de carbone), qui recueille l'adhesion de l'ensemble du champ politique, des partenaires sociaux et de la population

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Transition energetique: revenir a la taxe carbone, condition indispensable, mais non suffisante

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Revue de l'Energie
Journal Volume
644
Journal Page Range
p. 13-18
ISSN
0303-240X

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
51039701
Subject category
S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CARBON; CLIMATIC CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; SWEDEN; TAXES
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; NONMETALS; SCANDINAVIA; WESTERN EUROPE