## Controlling Pollution: Using Taxes and Tradable Permits

_Economic Issues, March 9, 2001_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Valerie Reppelin, John Norregaard
- Published: March 9, 2001
- Series: Economic Issues
- Volume: 2001
- Issue: 002
- Pages: 17
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589060005.051
- Stock No: EIIEA025
- ISBN: 9781589060005
- ISSN: 1020-5098

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### Overview
- Title: Controlling Pollution: Using Taxes and Tradable Permits
- Authors: Valerie Reppelin, John Norregaard
- Publication date: March 9, 2001
- Summary (as stated): Explores different ways of controlling pollution through -green-taxes or permits, and evaluates their advantages and disadvantages. While many countries use environmental taxes, interest in tradable permits is growing.

### Key findings and analysis
- Explores two principal instruments for controlling pollution: green-taxes (environmental taxes) and tradable permits.
- Evaluates advantages and disadvantages of taxes versus tradable permits.
- Notes existing practice: many countries use environmental taxes.
- Notes emerging interest: interest in tradable permits is growing.

### Policy implications and considerations
- Comparative assessment of instruments to guide policy choice between environmental taxes and tradable-permit systems.
- Relevance for carbon tax design and broader green tax reform initiatives.
- Applicability across topics listed as subjects/keywords: Carbon tax; Environment; Environmental taxes; Greenhouse gas emissions; Taxes; ecotax; ecotax reform; emission tax; tradable permit; tradable permit system.

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