Study on the design of a national carbon tax coupled with a project-based offset system

Project objectives
Presenting an overview of the current trends and lessons from the evolving carbon pricing practices in over 40 countries worldwide, the existing taxation framework in Viet Nam, and proposes three option for introduction of carbon taxes and fees.

The paper also assesses the potential revenues under scenarios of carbon taxes ranging from 1.5 to 15 USD per tons CO2 for the period between 2017 and 2030, including the volume of revenues generated each year and their financial allocation towards national budget or toward local government budgets.

Client
UNDP

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