Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Carbon Tax: Discussion
Dr. Muireann Lynch:
Our research shows that, even without taking into account long-run investment measures, people reduce their carbon usage in the short run. It is the case that energy is the least responsive to a change in price, but there is still a bit of a response. We cannot get into the nitty-gritty of what they actually do, but Dr. de Bruin's team has examined the economy-wide impact.
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