The last decade has shown an increasing interest in Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) as a source of information for environmental policy and management. In particular, the newly established Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) intends to complement scientific knowledge by considering the rich diversity of local and traditional ecological knowledge around the world […]
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There are many advocates in mainstream economic and environmental literature of a carbon tax as an effective method for emission abatement. This makes logical sense in economic terms; set a carbon tax on all production so as to ensure emitters are internalising the full cost of their production activities, reduce demand, reduce emissions. This is […]
On Wednesday 14th November 2012 Dieter Helm, economist and advisor to the UK and EU, gave a lecture at the University of Edinburgh Business School about his new book, The Carbon Crunch. In this book he explores the true causes of global climate change, why so little has been achieved so far, and what can […]
Much of the debate concerning taxes on fossil fuels as an effective policy instrument for Greenhouse Gas emissions abatement is largely misguided. This brief article seeks to identify why this is the case, before outlining an effective potential tax strategy to achieve the desired aims. The fact that fossil fuels are exhaustible resources complicates matters […]
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