Climate policy and inequality in urban areas

Opposition to climate policies is partly due to their impacts on inequality. But with most economic studies focused on income inequalities, the quantitative spatial effect of economic climate policy instruments is poorly understood. Here, using a model derived from the standard urban model of urban...

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Autores: Liotta, Charlotte|||0000-0003-1412-6694, Avner, Paolo, Viguié, Vincent|||0000-0002-8994-2648, Selod, Harris, Hallegatte, Stephane
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Emission mitigation
Fuel taxation
Housing markets
Land use - Transport integrated models
Redistributive impacts
Urban economics
SDG 1 - No Poverty
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 - Climate Action
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
SDG 15 - Life on Land
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spelling Climate policy and inequality in urban areasBeyond incomesLiotta, Charlotte|||0000-0003-1412-6694Avner, PaoloViguié, Vincent|||0000-0002-8994-2648Selod, HarrisHallegatte, StephaneEmission mitigationFuel taxationHousing marketsLand use - Transport integrated modelsRedistributive impactsUrban economicsSDG 1 - No PovertySDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSDG 13 - Climate ActionSDG 17 - Partnerships for the GoalsSDG 15 - Life on LandOpposition to climate policies is partly due to their impacts on inequality. But with most economic studies focused on income inequalities, the quantitative spatial effect of economic climate policy instruments is poorly understood. Here, using a model derived from the standard urban model of urban economics, we simulate a fuel tax in Cape Town, South Africa, decomposing its impacts by income class, housing type, and location, and over different timeframes, assuming that agents gradually adapt. We find that in the short term, there are both income and spatial inequalities, with low-income households or suburban dwellers more negatively impacted. These inequalities persist in the medium and long terms, as the poorest households, living in informal or subsidized housing, have few or no ways to adapt to fuel price increases by changing housing type, size or location, or transportation mode. Low-income households living in formal housing are also impacted by the tax over the long term due to complex effects driven by competition with richer households in the housing market. Complementary policies promoting a flexible labor market, affordable public transportation, or subsidies that help low-income households live closer to employment centers will be key to the social acceptability of climate policies. 22024-01-0120242024-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/293548https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101722reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2935482026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Climate policy and inequality in urban areas
Beyond incomes
title Climate policy and inequality in urban areas
spellingShingle Climate policy and inequality in urban areas
Liotta, Charlotte|||0000-0003-1412-6694
Emission mitigation
Fuel taxation
Housing markets
Land use - Transport integrated models
Redistributive impacts
Urban economics
SDG 1 - No Poverty
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 - Climate Action
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
SDG 15 - Life on Land
title_short Climate policy and inequality in urban areas
title_full Climate policy and inequality in urban areas
title_fullStr Climate policy and inequality in urban areas
title_full_unstemmed Climate policy and inequality in urban areas
title_sort Climate policy and inequality in urban areas
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Liotta, Charlotte|||0000-0003-1412-6694
Avner, Paolo
Viguié, Vincent|||0000-0002-8994-2648
Selod, Harris
Hallegatte, Stephane
author Liotta, Charlotte|||0000-0003-1412-6694
author_facet Liotta, Charlotte|||0000-0003-1412-6694
Avner, Paolo
Viguié, Vincent|||0000-0002-8994-2648
Selod, Harris
Hallegatte, Stephane
author_role author
author2 Avner, Paolo
Viguié, Vincent|||0000-0002-8994-2648
Selod, Harris
Hallegatte, Stephane
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Emission mitigation
Fuel taxation
Housing markets
Land use - Transport integrated models
Redistributive impacts
Urban economics
SDG 1 - No Poverty
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 - Climate Action
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
SDG 15 - Life on Land
topic Emission mitigation
Fuel taxation
Housing markets
Land use - Transport integrated models
Redistributive impacts
Urban economics
SDG 1 - No Poverty
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 - Climate Action
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
SDG 15 - Life on Land
description Opposition to climate policies is partly due to their impacts on inequality. But with most economic studies focused on income inequalities, the quantitative spatial effect of economic climate policy instruments is poorly understood. Here, using a model derived from the standard urban model of urban economics, we simulate a fuel tax in Cape Town, South Africa, decomposing its impacts by income class, housing type, and location, and over different timeframes, assuming that agents gradually adapt. We find that in the short term, there are both income and spatial inequalities, with low-income households or suburban dwellers more negatively impacted. These inequalities persist in the medium and long terms, as the poorest households, living in informal or subsidized housing, have few or no ways to adapt to fuel price increases by changing housing type, size or location, or transportation mode. Low-income households living in formal housing are also impacted by the tax over the long term due to complex effects driven by competition with richer households in the housing market. Complementary policies promoting a flexible labor market, affordable public transportation, or subsidies that help low-income households live closer to employment centers will be key to the social acceptability of climate policies.
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