Abstract
Well-intended policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions may have unintended undesirable consequences. Recently, a large literature has emerged showing that such a `green paradox' may occur in response to particular policies. We review this literature and identify four different imperfect policy approaches that may induce a green paradox. We discuss under what conditions a green paradox may occur and highlight avenues for future research
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 153-194 |
| Journal | International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Announcement effects
- Backstop technology
- Carbon leakage
- Carbon tax
- Climate policy
- Green paradox
- Implementation lag
- Nonrenewable resources
- Scarcity
