Research Theme
Climate and Environmental Tax
As the climate emergency worsens, our research aims to provide more evidence on what types of climate and environmental taxes are desirable for lower-income countries and how to make them successful. Environmental and climate taxes are receiving increasing attention, but the vast majority of existing research focuses on high-income countries, and especially on carbon taxes, on which much of the global debate is focused. However, there are many types of environmental taxes, ranging from forestry taxes to import tariffs on used cars. Some of them may be more feasible and attractive to lower-income countries given their specific economic, administrative and political circumstances and their limited historical responsibility for the current crisis. Our aim is to support shaping environmental tax policies contributing to revenue generation and a green economic transition.
Key Resources
Climate and Environmental Tax Library
Just environmental taxation in Africa: how tax policy can curb environmental damage, far beyond just carbon taxes
How can environmental taxes increase the sustainability of economic growth in low-income countries? Environmental taxes can be defined as any…
COP27: To what degree can environmental taxes play a role in climate financing?
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the annual Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC or…
High fossil fuel prices are good for the planet – here’s how to keep them high while avoiding riots or hurting the poor
No ‘green bullet’ – should carbon taxes be introduced in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report, published in August, is the latest clarion call to decarbonise the global economy if the…
Taxing plastic production: a solution to India’s plastic waste crisis?
With the plastic waste crisis gaining increasing attention, both developed and developing countries are under pressure to find solutions. Bans…
ICTD researchers at Africa’s largest tax research gathering, Rwanda
Researchers from the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) joined more than 280 tax administrators, policymakers, academics, and development…
ICTD launches report on 15 years of research and the future of development finance
The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) has officially released its major report, Taxing Smarter: Advancing Reform Through Research…
African revenue authority researchers gather to share insights on driving evidence-based tax policy
The ICTD hosted a four-day workshop which brought together a group of partners from the research departments of the tax…
ICTD launches new programme on Climate and Environmental Tax
After over a year in development, the ICTD is thrilled to launch a new research programme on Climate and Environmental…
Call for Research Proposals on Environmental Taxes
The governments of many low-income countries are increasingly interested in the potential contribution of environmental taxes to both domestic revenue…
Call for Applications: Four fully-funded PhD scholarships in tax and development
The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) is a research centre aiming to improve tax policy and administration in…
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