Peter Dietsch

Jan 13, 2025 | canadian-accountant.com | Peter Dietsch

A progressive tax that punished the wealthy for their outsized emissions would be more palatable than a flat steering tax that hurts low-income Canadians

Dec 20, 2024 | winnipegfreepress.com | Peter Dietsch

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___Author: Peter Dietsch, Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of VictoriaCarbon taxes are a key tool in humanity’s efforts to avoid global warming above 2 C.

Dec 19, 2024 | theconversation.com | Peter Dietsch

Carbon taxes are a key tool in humanity’s efforts to avoid global warming above 2 C. The idea of a carbon tax is simple: it works by making carbon-intensive activities more expensive, thus encouraging individuals to reduce these activities. Given the existential threat climate change poses to our societies, one would hope that such a key policy tool was both effective and enjoyed broad public support. Neither of these things are true today. Why is that and what needs to change?

Oct 11, 2024 | nature.com | Peter Dietsch

AbstractGiven available technologies, current consumption behaviour is incompatible with the goal of keeping global warming below 2 °C. Economists present carbon pricing as the most efficient tool to induce people to adjust their consumption behaviour. This Perspective critically analyses the ethics, economics and politics of one key form of carbon pricing: carbon taxes are levied to discourage fossil-fuel-intensive consumption.

Mar 19, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Peter Dietsch

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