Abstract
A plan combining an energy tax and a consumer rebate would encourage the substitution of less energy-intensive goods and services for more energy-intensive ones. Such a program can be viewed as an alternative to rationing as a scheme to reduce energy consumption beyond what current prices would dictate. This paper considers a well-head or mine-mouth energy tax (a ″primary″ energy tax) for two reasons. First, it effects price-induced conservation in the producing as well as consuming sectors, including the energy conversion industries such as petroleum refining or electricity generation. Second, it is less regressive than a consumer-only energy tax applied at point of use.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 797-804 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Volume | 2 |
| State | Published - 1979 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Changing Energy Use Futures, Int Conf on Energy Use Manage, 2nd - Los Angeles, CA, USA Duration: Oct 22 1979 → Oct 26 1979 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geophysics
- Forestry
- Oceanography
- Aquatic Science
- Ecology
- Water Science and Technology
- Soil Science
- Geochemistry and Petrology
- Earth-Surface Processes
- Atmospheric Science
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Space and Planetary Science
- Palaeontology