Researcher ORCID Identifier
0000-0002-9833-6957
Graduation Year
2022
Date of Submission
12-2022
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Environment, Economics, and Politics (EEP)
Reader 1
William Ascher
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Abstract
Concerns about global climate change and its effects have been steadily growing around the world in recent years. The Paris Agreement has laid out ambitious targets for countries to cut their emissions in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Carbon pricing mechanisms are an inventive instrument that can help achieve these emissions reductions by placing a price on greenhouse gas emissions, creating incentives for organizations to reduce their emissions. These mechanisms can also help enable the transfers from wealthy nations to developing nations that will be essential for ensuring a just transition to net zero. This thesis evaluates the present state and potential of the three major carbon pricing instruments: compliance carbon markets, carbon taxes, and voluntary offsets. It then presents the issues with each mechanism which need to be addressed for them to function more effectively. Finally, it outlines a manner in which these three mechanisms can be integrated to leverage each of their strengths.
Recommended Citation
Shah, Amay, "Integrating Carbon Pricing Approaches" (2022). CMC Senior Theses. 3147.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/3147
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