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Environmental and technology policy options in the electricity sector : interactions and outcomes
Fischer, Carolyn; Newell, Richard G.; Preonas, Louis - 2014
Myriad policy measures aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector, promote generation from … lower electricity prices Even with multiple market failures, emissions pricing remains the single most cost-effective option …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010380638
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Environmental regulation and competitiveness : empirical evidence on the Porter Hypothesis from European manufacturing sectors
Rubashkina, Yana; Galeotti, Marzio; Verdolini, Elena - 2014
environmental regulation on innovation and on productivity generally in separate analyses and mostly focusing on the USA. The few … performance indicators such as exports. We instead look at overall innovation and productivity impact that are the most relevant … with most of the literature. On the other front, we find no evidence in favor or against the "strong" PH, as productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010413622
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Getting cars off the road : the cost-effectiveness of an episodic pollution control program
Cropper, Maureen L.; Jiang, Yi; Alberini, Anna; Baur, … - 2010
Ground level ozone remains a serious problem in the United States. Because ozone non-attainment is a summer problem, episodic rather than continuous controls of ozone precursors are possible. We evaluate the costs and effectiveness of an episodic scheme that requires people to buy permits in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008728749
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China in the transition to a low-carbon economy
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010 - This version: September, 2009
China, from its own perspective cannot afford to, and from an international perspective, is not allowed to continue on the conventional path of encouraging economic growth at the expense of the environment. The country needs to transform its economy to effectively address concern about a range...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008729037
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Copenhagen and beyond : reflections on China's stance and responses
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010 - This version: March 2010
China had been singled out by Western politicians and media for dragging its feet on international climate negotiations at Copenhagen, the accusations previously always targeted on the U.S. To put such a criticism into perspective, this paper provides some reflections on China's stance and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008732053
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Assessing China's energy conservation and carbon intensity : how will the future differ from the past?
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010 - This version: May 24, 2010
As an important step towards building a "harmonious society" through "scientific development", China has incorporated for the first time in its five-year economic plan an energy input indicator as a constraint. While it achieved a quadrupling of its GDP while cutting its energy intensity by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008735768
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In what format and under what timeframe would China take on climate commitments? : a roadmap to 2050
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010 - This version: June 8, 2009
In what format and under what timeframe China would take on climate commitments is of significant relevance to China because it is facing great pressure both inside and outside international climate negotiations to exhibit greater ambition and is being confronted with the threats of trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008736680
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Assessing China's carbon intensity pledge for 2020 : stringency and credibility issues and their implications
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010 - This version: July 2010
Just prior to the Copenhagen climate summit, China pledged to cut its carbon intensity by 40-45% by 2020 relative to its 2005 levels to help to reach an international climate change agreement at Copenhagen or beyond. This raises the issue of whether such a pledge is ambitious or just represents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008780422
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The SO2 allowance trading system and the clean air act amendments of 1990 : reflections on twenty years of policy innovation
Chan, Gabriel; Stavins, Robert N.; Stowe, Robert; … - 2012
The introduction of the U.S. SO2 allowance-trading program to address the threat of acid rain as part of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 is a landmark event in the history of environmental regulation. The program was a great success by almost all measures. This paper, which draws upon a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009506424
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Carbon emissions trading in China : the evolution from pilots to a nationwide scheme
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2015
The Chinese central government has approved the seven pilot carbon trading schemes. These seven pilot regions are deliberately selected to be at varying stages of development and are given considerable leeway to design their own schemes. These pilot trading schemes have features in common, but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010513963