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Content

  • Abstract

  • I. Introduction

  • II. Methodology

    • A. Analytical Framework

    • B. Caveats

    • C. Parameterization

    • D. Policy Scenarios

  • III. Results

    • A. BAU Scenarios

    • B. Impacts of Carbon Taxes

    • C. Comparison of Alternative Mitigation Policies

    • D. Sensitivity Analysis

    • E. Incidence Analyses

  • IV. Conclusion

  • V. References

  • Tables

  • 1. Paris Mitigation Pledges, Emissions Intensity and Emissions Per Capita, 2014

  • 2. Impacts of Other Policies Relative to Carbon Tax, 2030

  • 3. Sensitivity of CO2 Reductions from Paris Pledge and $70 Carbon Tax, 2030

  • Figures

  • 1. Change in BAU CO2 Emissions, 2015–2030

  • 2. BAU Primary Fuel Mix, 2030

  • 3. Outdoor Air Pollution Death Rates from Fossil Fuels, 2030

  • 4. Percent Reduction in BAU CO2 Emissions Implied by Paris Pledge, 2030

  • 5. Reduction in CO2 Emissions from Carbon Taxes, 2030

  • 6. Revenue from Carbon Taxes, 2030

  • 7. Reductions in Air Pollution Deaths from Carbon Taxes, 2030

  • 8. Domestic Welfare Effect of Carbon Taxes, 2030

  • 9. Burden of $20 Carbon Tax on Household Consumption Quintiles, 2020

  • 10. Cost Increases from $20 Carbon Tax by Exporter Quintile, 2020

  • Appendixes

  • Appendix 1. Analytical Model

  • Appendix 2. Model Parametrization

  • Appendix 3. Incidence Analysis

  • Appendix Tables

  • 1. Comparison of Future Fuel Price Assumptions

  • 2. Comparison of Projected Fuel Use and CO2 with IEA (2017a)

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Mitigation Policies for the Paris Agreement: An Assessment for G20 Countries
Author:
Ian W.H. Parry
,
Victor Mylonas
, and
Nate Vernon