CO2 Tax Should Bork Welfare

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#1

CO2 Tax should impact the efficacy of welfare and reduce its value (especially at a higher tax value). As seen in this study here:

How does carbon tax affect social welfare and emission reduction in Finland? - ScienceDirect

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#2

Hmm, it seems that the link is broken. Could you elaborate on what you mean when you say that the CO2 tax would impact welfare?

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#3

I put in the good link, sorry about that guys!

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#4

In short, the study finds that an example CO2 tax of $80 per ton leads to a per capita reduction in welfare of $329 (the study country is Finland).

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