Technical Workshop 17: Carbon Pricing: Latest Developments on Carbon Taxes (Zurich)
A number of PMR Countries are exploring, developing or implementing carbon taxes which are emerging as one of the key carbon pricing instruments being pursued to achieve climate goals. Building on previous PMR discussions, this workshop provided an opportunity for Participants to discuss latest developments on carbon taxes around the world and to share lessons learned. It also provided an opportunity to discuss the role carbon taxes can play in achieving Nationally Determined Contributions.
Date:
Mar 11, 2016
Venue:
Zurich, Switzerland
| March 11, 2016 | Zurich, Switzerland | ||
| I. Introductory session | ||
A number of PMR Countries are exploring, developing or implementing carbon taxes which are emerging as one of the key carbon pricing instruments being pursued to achieve climate goals. Building on previous PMR discussions, this workshop provided an opportunity for Participants to discuss latest developments on carbon taxes around the world and to share lessons learned. It also provided an opportunity to discuss the role carbon taxes can play in achieving Nationally Determined Contributions. |
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| Opening and welcome remarks | ||
| 9:00 | ||
| Mr. Venkata Putti, Climate and Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank | ||
| Objectives of the event and brief presentation of the agenda | ||
| Ms. Pauline Kennedy, PMR Secretariat | ||
| SESSION 1 – Carbon tax design and recent developments | ||
This workshop is intended to build on the PMR’s previous work on carbon tax design. The session provided a summary of the key themes discussed previously and recent developments at the global level. Participants also had an opportunity to provide input and feedback on the Design Guide for Carbon taxes that is under development. |
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| 9:20 | ||
| Ms. Pauline Kennedy, PMR Secretariat | ||
| Basic principles and design: a recap on previous PMR discussions | ||
| Mr. Paul Keenlyside, Climate Focus | ||
| A Design Guide for Carbon taxes | ||
| Mr. Paul Keenlyside, Climate Focus | ||
| Q&A | ||
| 10:30 | Coffee break | |
| SESSION 2 – Carbon taxes in PMR Implementing Countries | ||
| Several of the PMR Implementing countries who are developing or implementing carbon taxes provided an update on their progress and share lessons learnt. | ||
| 11:00 | Moderator: Mr. Venkata Putti, Climate and Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank | |
| Mr. Cecil Morden, National Treasury, South Africa | ||
| Update from South Africa: South Africa’s progress with the development and implementation of the proposed carbon tax | ||
| Mr. Francisco Pinto, Ministry of Environment, Chile | ||
| Update from Chile: Carbon Tax | ||
| Mr. Carlos Muñoz Pina, Ministry of Finance, Mexico | ||
| Update from Mexico: Mexico’s Carbon Tax | ||
| Ms. Shweta, Ministry of Finance, India | ||
| Update from India: From Carbon Subsidy to Carbon Tax | ||
| Q&A | ||
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| SESSION 3 – The role of carbon taxes in achieving Nationally Determined Contributions | ||
| This session focused on the role that carbon taxes can play in achieving Nationally Determined Contributions. It provided an opportunity to discuss how the impacts of a carbon tax can be assessed and measured, any unique considerations when planning and tracking NDC implementation, and how policy can be adjusted overtime to align with any quantity based targets. | ||
| Moderator: Mr. Paul Keenlyside, Climate Focus | ||
| 14:30 | Panel discussion – assessing the contribution of a carbon tax to the Nationally Determined Contributions | |
| Mr. Kenneth Richards, Indiana University | ||
| The Role of Carbon Taxes in Achieving Nationally Determined Contributions | ||
| Ms. Andrea Burkhardt, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland | ||
| Swiss climate policy: Role of carbon taxAndrea | ||
| Ms. Susanna Laaksonen-Craig, Head of the Climate Action Secretariat, British Columbia | ||
| British Columbia’s Revenue Neutral Carbon Tax | ||
| Q&A and plenary discussion | ||
| Closing session | ||
| 15:45 | ||
| Closing Remarks | ||
| Mr. Philipp Ischer, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland | ||
| Mr. Adrien de Bassompierre, PMR Secretariat | ||
| End of workshop | ||