The European Union fulfills its emissions reductions commitments by means of an emissions trading scheme covering some … part of each member state’s economy and by national emissions control in the rest of their economies. The member states … also levy energy/emissions taxes overlapping with the trading scheme. Restricting our focus on cost-effective policies …

In a group of countries like the European Union all countries seek to achieve their national CO2 emissions target by a … joint emissions trading scheme covering some part of their economies (trading sector) and by a national emissions tax in the … rest of their economies (nontrading sector). Applicable are also emissions taxes overlapping with the trading scheme that …

This paper explores the effect of airline emissions charges on airfares, airline service quality, aircraft design … are derived by analyzing the effects of an increase in the effective price of fuel, which is the path by which emissions … occur in response to the treatment of an emissions externality that is currently unaddressed, they represent efficient …

.6 percent emissions reduction per plant. …

The Great Tôhoku-Earthquake and the following nuclear meltdown in Fukushima called the world’s attention to Japans …’ energy and climate policy. Japan is one of the biggest emitters of greenhouses gases in the world and still far away from … reaching its Kyoto target. Emissions trading systems have been used in Japanese climate policy since 2005. However, experiences …

international carbon emissions trading scheme. Welfare-maximizing national governments have the option to discriminate against …

I estimate the level of emissions cost pass-through to hourly wholesale electricity prices in Germany, based on spot … rules in Phase 3 of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme. …

exposure to pollution) and differentiated pricing of CO2 emissions therefore yields higher net benefits (by 23 percent) than …This paper calculates, for the top twenty emitting countries, how much pricing of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is in … ton of CO2 (for year 2010), reflecting primarily health co-benefits from reduced air pollution at coal plants and, in some …

20% increase in accident-related injuries, a 14% increase in particle pollution, and an 11% increase in hospital …