Imperfect Environmental Policy and Polluting Emissions: The <italic>Green Paradox</italic> and Beyond

Well-intended policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions may have unintended undesirable consequences. Recently, a large literature has emerged showing that such a 'green paradox' may occur in response to particular policies. We review this literature and identify four different imperfect policy approaches that may induce a green paradox. We discuss under what conditions a green paradox may occur and highlight avenues for future research.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	van der Werf, Edwin ; Di Maria, Corrado
Published in:	International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics. - now publishers. - Vol. 6.2012, 2, p. 153-194
Publisher:	now publishers
Subject:	Climate policy \| Green paradox \| Nonrenewable resources \| Scarcity \| Carbon tax \| Announcement effects \| Implementation lag \| Carbon leakage \| Backstop technology

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Type of publication:	Article
Other identifiers:	10.1561/101.00000050 [DOI]
Classification:	F18 - Trade and Environment ; Q31 - Demand and Supply ; Q38 - Government Policy ; Q41 - Demand and Supply ; Q42 - Alternative Energy Sources ; Q54 - Climate; Natural Disasters ; Q58 - Government Policy
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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