strategy
Applying energy taxes
Synonyms:
Accepting taxation of fossil fuel useGreen taxation
Implementation:
Many countries already tax the use of oil. Claim:
Green taxes raise a lot of revenue. But they have failed to change behaviour. Energy consumption, for example, continues to rise despite high fuel taxes because the choices available to consumers are too limited. To improve energy efficiency, taxation needs to cover all industry sectors, treat all fuels equally and be set at a rate that changes behaviour. Any revenue raised should be used to give manufacturers and consumers the opportunity and the incentive to reduce emissions. Counter Claim:
2. Energy taxes deprive the poor from access to needed energy supplies (which are often subsidized for them). Broader:
Applying taxationApplying resource taxesReducing energy consumptionDeveloping policy on climate changeTaxing resources in high consumption countriesIntegrating energy management Narrower:
Introducing carbon taxes Constrained by:
Resisting taxing fossil fuel use Facilitates:
Using renewable energy resourcesConserving energyUsing fossil fuel more efficientlyDeveloping sustainable transport systems in citiesSaving fuel Problems:
Reluctance to impose pollution taxesSubjects:
Resources → EnergyBiosciences → Paleontology
Action → Application
Commerce → Taxation
Environment → Environment
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
