A French meat tax : an effective climate mitigation policy?
Since the agricultural sector is responsible for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the mitigation potential of this sector might play a crucial role to reach the international agreed temperature target. In this study, we therefore investigated the effect of internalise the environmental effe...
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| author | Dalhberg, Sanna |
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| description | Since the agricultural sector is responsible for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the mitigation potential of this sector might play a crucial role to reach the international agreed temperature target. In this study, we therefore investigated the effect of internalise the environmental effect of meat consumption in France, by implementing a Pigouvian tax levied on consumers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the main analysis, we adopted a tax rate of €0.87 per kg beef, €0.21 per kg pork and €0.15 per kg poultry in the main analysis, corresponding to an increase between 4-8% of the initial price per kg per category in 2016. The reduction in demand was conducted by estimating a non-linear almost ideal demand system for meat. The result of the own-price elasticities indicated a slightly elastic demand for the three meat categories investigated. We concluded an absolute reduction of 5 198 217 metric ton carbon dioxide equivalent per year, equal to a decrease of GHG emissions by 9% per year compared to current level. |
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| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
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| spelling | RepoSLU104442017-07-11T10:39:47Z A French meat tax : an effective climate mitigation policy? Dalhberg, Sanna Consumption tax Greenhouse gas emissions Climate France Meat demand elasticities Since the agricultural sector is responsible for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the mitigation potential of this sector might play a crucial role to reach the international agreed temperature target. In this study, we therefore investigated the effect of internalise the environmental effect of meat consumption in France, by implementing a Pigouvian tax levied on consumers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the main analysis, we adopted a tax rate of €0.87 per kg beef, €0.21 per kg pork and €0.15 per kg poultry in the main analysis, corresponding to an increase between 4-8% of the initial price per kg per category in 2016. The reduction in demand was conducted by estimating a non-linear almost ideal demand system for meat. The result of the own-price elasticities indicated a slightly elastic demand for the three meat categories investigated. We concluded an absolute reduction of 5 198 217 metric ton carbon dioxide equivalent per year, equal to a decrease of GHG emissions by 9% per year compared to current level. SLU/Dept. of Economics 2017 H2 eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10444/ |
| spellingShingle | Consumption tax Greenhouse gas emissions Climate France Meat demand elasticities Dalhberg, Sanna A French meat tax : an effective climate mitigation policy? |
| title | A French meat tax : an effective climate
mitigation policy? |
| title_full | A French meat tax : an effective climate
mitigation policy? |
| title_fullStr | A French meat tax : an effective climate
mitigation policy? |
| title_full_unstemmed | A French meat tax : an effective climate
mitigation policy? |
| title_short | A French meat tax : an effective climate
mitigation policy? |
| title_sort | french meat tax : an effective climate
mitigation policy? |
| topic | Consumption tax Greenhouse gas emissions Climate France Meat demand elasticities |