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Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia's Carbon Tax
Datla, Anjani; Lee, HenryCase HBS-KS1170-EEconomicsIn 2008, British Columbia became one of the few jurisdictions in the world to successfully implement a comprehensive carbon tax. The architect of the tax, Premier Gordon Campbell, championed the broad-based carbon tax that applied to nearly all fossil fuels and made it "revenue neutral." Every dollar raised from the tax would be returned to BC residents and businesses in the form of personal income and corporate tax cuts. Campbell was an unlikel...Starting at €8.20
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Buchanan Renewables: Bringing Power to Liberia
Lee, Henry; Deep, Akash; Heimur, TamaraCase HBS-HKS888-EEconomicsThe case - Buchanan Renewables: Bringing Power to Liberia - focuses on a proposal to build two 17 megawatt facilities to provide power to Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. The country has just come out of a bitter civil war in which almost all of its power system was destroyed. The case can be taught as an energy case - comparing the alternative supply options or as an infrastructure case - looking at the question - should Liberia pursue a projec...Starting at €8.20
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Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia's Carbon Tax (Sequel)
Lee, Henry; Datla, AnjaniCase HBS-KS1171-EEconomicsThis sequel accompanies case KS1170. In 2008, British Columbia became one of the few jurisdictions in the world to successfully implement a comprehensive carbon tax. The architect of the tax, Premier Gordon Campbell, championed the broad-based carbon tax that applied to nearly all fossil fuels and made it "revenue neutral." Every dollar raised from the tax would be returned to BC residents and businesses in the form of personal income and corpora...Starting at €8.20