Fiscal Policies for Achieving Finland’s Emission Neutrality Target
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Summary:
Finland has pledged to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2035 and has sectoral targets for deploying electric vehicles, phasing out coal generation, and oil-based space heating. Fiscal policies at the national and sectoral level could play a critical role in achieving these objectives. Carbon dioxide emissions are already priced significantly in Finland but prices vary substantially across fuels and sectors. The paper discusses a reform to both scale up, and progressively harmonize, pricing while using revenues to address equity issues. It also discusses the potential use of revenue-neutral feebate schemes to strengthen mitigation incentives for the transportation, industry, building, forestry, and agricultural sectors.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2021/171
Subject:
Carbon tax Energy prices Environment Greenhouse gas emissions Non-renewable resources Prices Taxes
Frequency:
regular
English
Publication Date:
June 25, 2021
ISBN/ISSN:
9781513585543/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2021171
Pages:
48
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