Carbon Pricing as Systems Variable
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Theory of Change
- Assumptions: Carbon pricing will correct a market failure by internalizing the social and environmental costs of GHG emissions. By making emissions costly, businesses and individuals will naturally seek more sustainable options. This assumes a functioning market and sufficient political will to enact pricing schemes.
- Goals: Create financial incentives for decarbonization and innovation by making emissions reduction cost-effective. A well-designed system aims to lower emissions while generating revenue for investments in climate adaptation and mitigation.
- Weaknesses: Carbon pricing often faces political resistance due to its perceived economic impact, especially on low-income populations. Without accompanying measures, such as subsidies for renewables or equity provisions, it may disproportionately harm vulnerable communities. Leakage, where emissions shift to unregulated regions, is another risk.
Deep Research Profiles
We’ve used Google’s new Deep Research tool to generate the following topic briefs relevant to this systems variable, with review and editing by the Climatographers.
Do Your Own Topical Searching
One of the resources you can explore in the Toolbox is a collection of thousands of TOPICAL SEARCH TERMS that let you implement topic-specific searches of Wikipedia, Google, Google Images, Google Scholar, YouTube, Vimeo, Quora, Twitter, Reddit, DeepDyve, and the Policy Commons.
For purposes of this page, however, we’ll simply list several advanced Google Search strings the Climatographers use for tracking this systems-thinking variable. Carry out a topic-specific search covering the last hour, 24 hours, or the last week!
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Dig Deeper In the Climate Web
The Climate Web is a much more comprehensive knowledgebase than the Toolbox based on more than 35,000 hours of knowledge curation. Through the following Tables of Contents in the Climate Web you can review topical heading for collections of sources (books, reports, PPTs), news and opinion pieces, websites, videos, and more. The links below jump you directly into the Climate Web with the idea that you can quickly scan the contents, as opposed to digging in, which can be a bit overwhelming unless you’ve familiarized yourself with it through its website and Home Page.
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