Economic and Distributional Impacts of Selected Carbon Pricing Policies for the Arab Republic of Egypt (English)

The Arab Republic of Egypt is the 24th largest carbon dioxide emitter from fossil fuel combustion in the world and the third largest emitter in the Middle East and North Africa region after the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia. Egypt has set a target of reducing one-third of its national greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Climate Agreement. Pricing instruments, such as the removal of existing fossil fuel subsidies and the introduction...

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Timilsina,Govinda R.;

Sebsibie,Samuel;
Document Date
2024/06/04
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS10791
Volume No
1
Country
World, Egypt, Arab Republic of,
Region
Middle East and North Africa, Other,
Disclosure Date
2024/06/04
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Economic and Distributional Impacts of Selected Carbon Pricing Policies for the Arab Republic of Egypt

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English

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1W-Economics of Meeting Developing Countries’ Emission Reduction Targets Under the Paris Climate Agreement -- P174686

Topics

Climate Change,Climate Change Mitigation,Carbon Tax,

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DEC-Sustainability & Infrastruct (DECSI)

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Off of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10791; PLANET;

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10.1596/1813-9450-10791

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Timilsina,Govinda R.; Sebsibie,Samuel.

Economic and Distributional Impacts of Selected Carbon Pricing Policies for the Arab Republic of Egypt (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10791; PLANET Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099430006042429299

Economic and Distributional Impacts of Selected Carbon Pricing Policies for the Arab Republic of Egypt (English)

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