Climate Change Research ›› 2011, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (3): 210-216.

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Impacts of Carbon Tax Policy on CO2 Mitigation and Economic Growth in China

  

  • Received:2010-10-08 Revised:2010-11-04 Online:2011-05-30 Published:2011-05-31

Abstract: This paper aimed to examine the impacts of carbon tax policy on CO2 mitigation and economic growth in China by using an energy-environment-economic model based on dynamic CGE model. The results show that, 30, 60 and 90 yuan RMB/t CO2 of carbon tax rate may lead to a reduction of CO2 emission by 5.56%, 10.45%, 14.74% and GDP loss rate by 0.04%, 0.10%, 0.18% respectively in 2020 if carbon tax revenues belong to the government. The emission reductions contribute 9.9%, 18.6%, 26.2% to the target that Chinese CO2 emissions per unit of GDP will reduce by 40% by 2020, from 2005 levels. Negative impacts to enterprise and household will be alleviated if carbon tax revenues are recycled to them.

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