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Gustav Engström^1,2, Johan Gars^3,4, Chandra Krishnamurthy^3,5

¹Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 10405, Stockholm, Sweden. gustav.engstrom@beijer.kva.se.

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Global carbon pricing can help mitigate multiple planetary boundary pressures, despite some negative impacts like increased biofuel production. Combining carbon pricing with biofuel policies can address all environmental pressures.

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Earth System Science
Environmental Policy
Climate Change Economics

Background:

Human activities are pushing Earth's systems beyond safe operating limits, risking irreversible environmental change.
Policies targeting single environmental pressures can have unintended negative consequences on other Earth system processes.
The interconnected effects of carbon pricing on multiple planetary boundaries are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the global environmental impacts of carbon pricing beyond its direct effect on carbon emissions.
To assess the potential policy spillovers of carbon pricing on various Earth system processes.
To evaluate the effectiveness of carbon pricing in addressing multiple planetary boundary pressures.

Main Methods:

Global environmental and economic modeling to simulate the effects of carbon pricing.
Analysis of policy spillovers across different planetary boundaries.
Scenario analysis incorporating carbon pricing and biofuel policies.

Main Results:

Global carbon pricing can alleviate pressures on several planetary boundaries, strengthening the case for its implementation.
Carbon pricing may exacerbate certain pressures, notably through increased biofuel production.
Integrating carbon pricing with biofuel policies can mitigate all assessed planetary pressures.

Conclusions:

Carbon pricing offers a powerful tool for managing Earth system risks in a multi-boundary context.
Policy design must account for potential negative spillovers, such as those related to biofuel production.
A holistic policy approach, combining carbon pricing with complementary measures like biofuel policies, is crucial for safeguarding planetary boundaries.