Global Carbon Tax: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Visions
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The episode discusses the feasibility and implications of implementing a global carbon tax in response to the climate crisis.
As the climate crisis deepens, the need for ambitious and fair global action has never been more urgent. One proposal gaining attention is a global carbon tax — a system that would put a price on carbon emissions worldwide, aiming both to cut greenhouse gases and to fund climate solutions. But could such a policy work in practice, and what would it take to implement it on a global scale? On Wednesday 17 September 2025, Global Visions hosted a multidisciplinary panel at Musiikkitalo Terassilämpiö, Helsinki, to discuss the feasibility, challenges, and future visions of a global carbon tax. The conversation explored how it differs from other carbon pricing mechanisms, the governance structures and international cooperation it would require, and whether it could also serve as a tool for climate justice by supporting adaptation in Global South countries. Guests: Professor Janne Hukkinen is a Professor of Environmental Policy at the University of Helsinki, specializing in the socio-cognitive aspects of sustainability and environmental risk governance. He is the author of several books, with his latest being Sustainability Networks: Cognitive Tools for Expert Collaboration in…
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