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<p>With the rise in the carbon price since the beginning of the year, the carbon dividend is once again a hot topic. Hopes are high that an imminent carbon dividend will ensure social equity and create more public support for climate policy. But are these expectations realistic or is this instrument and its effects exaggerated? This article calls for some expectation management when it comes to the carbon dividend, because as important as it is, socially just climate protection is much more than just mitigating rising carbon prices.</p>
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With the rise in the carbon price since the beginning of the year, the carbon dividend is once again a hot topic. Hopes are high that an imminent carbon dividend will ensure social equity and create more public support for climate policy. But are these expectations realistic or is this instrument and its effects exaggerated? This article calls for some expectation management when it comes to the carbon dividend, because as important as it is, socially just climate protection is much more than just mitigating rising carbon prices.

Carbon Dividend: Important, but not a Panacea

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Klimageld: wichtig, aber kein Allheilmittel

With the rise in the carbon price since the beginning of the year, the carbon dividend is once again a hot topic. Hopes are high that an imminent carbon...

Carbon Dividend: Important, but not a Panacea

Data publikacji: 21 maj 2024

Zakres stron: 314 - 317

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/wd-2024-0086

© 2024 Sara Holzmann, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.