nep-env 2005-10-08 papers

on Environmental Economics

Issue of 2005‒10‒08
two papers chosen by
Francisco S.Ramos
Federal University of Pernambuco

By:	Gilbert E. Metcalf
Abstract:	I measure the industry impacts of an environmental tax reform where a carbon tax is used to finance full or partial corporate tax integration. I find that the industry impacts of such a reform are likely to be modest (in the sense of impacts on returns on equity).
JEL:	H2 Q4 Q5
Date:	2005–10
URL:	http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:nbr:nberwo:11665&r=env

Environment for the People

By:	Elizabeth A. Stanton; James K. Boyce
Abstract:	Environment for the People, a joint publication of PERI and the Centre for Science and the Environment (CSE) in India, documents innovative strategies used by environmental activists around the world to build natural assets. In diverse landscapes, from Bangladesh's riverine delta to Somalia's arid uplands, communities are investing in ecological restoration. In ‘extractive reserves' in the Amazon rainforest, the defense of sustainable livelihoods goes hand-in-hand with defense of bio-diversity. In the Peruvian Andes, indigenous com-munities are fighting to protect their lands and water from the ravages of the mining industry. And in cities around the world, from Los Angeles to New Delhi, communities are mobilizing to defend the right to clean air. These and other inspiring cases profiled in Environment for the People illustrate that humankind does not face an inexorable ‘tradeoff' between protecting the natural environment and improving economic well-being. On the contrary, struggles for environmental protection and sustainable livelihoods are bound together.
Date:	2005
URL:	http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:uma:perips:ps15&r=env

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