Tax Carbon Cautiously for Sub-Saharan Africa
A carbon tax will not curb current emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and is unlikely to prevent future carbon lock-in effects. Meanwhile, a carbon tax could hit the poor in this region, thus the international community should be careful in pushing SSA towards carbon taxation.
Ankel-Peters, J., G. Bensch, A. Dabadge, A. Munyehirwe, J. Rose, M. Sievert, E. Rukundo and J. Lay (2025), Tax Carbon Cautiously for Sub-Saharan Africa. Nature Climate Change, 15, 1, 7-9