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The Case for an International Carbon Price Floor

Graham Watson

21st June 2021

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The IMF are looking at encouraging decarbonisation, with carbon pricing to the fore.

This clip is a brief explainer of the notion of a carbon price, in essence, setting an international carbon price floor. This would place a minimum price on carbon and allow for different floor prices among different economies.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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