1. Green fiscal reform for a just energy transition in Latin America
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Jakob Michael, Soria Rafael, Trinidad Carlos, Edenhofer Ottmar, Bak Celine, Bouille Daniel, Buira Daniel, Carlino Hernan, Gutman Veronica, Hübner Christian, Knopf Brigitte, Lucena André, Santos Luan, Scott Andrew, Steckel Jan Christoph, Tanaka Kanako, Vogt-Schilb Adrien, and Yamada Koichi
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green fiscal reform ,energy subsidies ,latin america ,multi-objective climate policy ,sequencing ,distribution ,h23 ,e62 ,q54 ,n16 ,q48 ,Social Sciences ,Economics as a science ,HB71-74 - Abstract
Green fiscal reforms would contribute to climate change mitigation, increase the economic efficiency of national tax systems and provide additional public revenues. Some countries in Latin America have already taken first steps towards green fiscal reforms. This outlook article provides an overview of the major challenges for the successful implementation of such reforms and discusses how they could be overcome.
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- 2019
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