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Emission charges are normally per unit taxes placed on emissions of specified pollutants. Effective use of emissions charges requires effective emissions monitoring so that the tax base can be reliably determined.
When monitoring is not sufficient, presumptive emission changes are sometimes used. Presumptive charges are based on a typical or average amount of emissions for a plant of that type. If the emitter can demonstrate that its emissions were lower than the presumed amount, it can qualify for a rebate on the difference between presumed and actual emissions. In effect, this shifts the monitoring responsibility from the government to the firm.
Further Reading [1]
International Experiences With Economic Incentives For Protecting The Environment (Washington: EPA-236-R-04-001) November 2004
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Tom Tietenberg (Lead Author);Sidney Draggan (Topic Editor) "Emission charges". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 20, 2006; Last revised Date September 20, 2006; Retrieved May 26, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Emission_charges>
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Tom Tietenberg is the author or editor of eleven books (including Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, one of the best selling textbooks in the field, and Emissions Trading, one of the most widely cited books in the tradable permits literature) as well as over one hundred articles and essays on environmental and natural resource economics. Elected President of the Association of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists (AERE) in 1987-8 and designated an AERE Fellow in 2006, he has ... (Full Bio)
Emission charges are normally per unit taxes placed on emissions of specified pollutants. Effective use of emissions charges requires effective emissions monitoring so that the tax base can be reliably determined.
When monitoring is not sufficient, presumptive emission changes are sometimes used. Presumptive charges are based on a typical or average amount of emissions for a plant of that type. If the emitter can demonstrate that its emissions were lower than the presumed amount, it can qualify for a rebate on the difference between presumed and actual emissions. In effect, this shifts the monitoring responsibility from the government to the firm.
Further Reading [1]
International Experiences With Economic Incentives For Protecting The Environment (Washington: EPA-236-R-04-001) November 2004
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