How green are economists?
Stefano Carattini (Haute école de gestion de Gene`ve, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland and Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science), Alessandro Tavoni (Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science)
The market for voluntary carbon offsets has grown steadily in the last decade, yet it remains a very small niche. Most emissions from business travel are still not offset. This paper exploits a unique dataset examining the decision to purchase carbon offsets at two academic conferences in environmental and ecological economics. We find that having the conference expenses covered by one's institution increases the likelihood of offsetting, but practical and ethical reservations as well as personal characteristics and preferences also play an important role. We draw lessons from the effect of objections on the use of offsets and discuss the implications for practitioners and policy-makers. Based on our findings, we conclude that ecological and environmental economists should be more involved in the design and use of carbon offsets.
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May 27, 2016
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Authors: | Carattini, Stefano ; Tavoni, Alessandro |
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Milano : Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei |
Subject: | Voluntary Carbon Offsetting | Public Goods | Ecological Economics | Environmental Economics | Umweltökonomik | Environmental economics | Öffentliche Güter | Public goods | Theorie | Theory | Treibhausgas-Emissionen | Greenhouse gas emissions | Welt | World | Emissionshandel | Emissions trading | Umweltpolitik | Environmental policy | Klimawandel | Climate change |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (circa 19 Seiten) |
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Series: | Working paper. - Milan : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ZDB-ID 2217241-5. - Vol. 2016, 43 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | hdl:10419/142317 [Handle] |
Classification: | D6 - Welfare Economics ; H8 - Miscellaneous Issues ; Q4 - Energy |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011487773