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The role of environmental and technology policies in the transition to a low-carbon energy industry

Heinzel, Christoph; Winkler, Ralph - 2007

a non-distortionary investment subsidy. …

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Implications of diverging social and private discount rates for investments in the German power industry: a new case for nuclear energy?

Heinzel, Christoph - 2008

for the German power industry around 2015. The distortions remain moderate as compared to other investment subsidies …

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Do Carbon Offsets Offset Carbon?

Calel, Raphael; Colmer, Jonathan; Dechezleprêtre, Antoine - 2021

We develop and implement a new method for identifying wasted subsidies, and use it to provide systematic evidence on the misallocation of carbon offsets in the Clean Development Mechanism—the world’s largest carbon offset program. Using newly constructed data on the locations and...

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From fossil fuels to renewables: Studies on the effects of resource endowments and climate policy on economic outcomes

Montoya Gómez, Ana Maria - 2020

This doctoral thesis, organized in three self-contained chapters, provides an analysis of the economic effects associated with the extraction of natural resources and the transition from an economy based on fossil fuel use to an economy relying primarily on renewable energy sources. Chapter 1...

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Assessing the Effects of Climate Policy on Companies' Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Montoya Gómez, Ana Maria; Zimmer, Markus - 2017

We study the effect of climate policy on companies’ greenhouse gas emissions using emissions data for the headquarters and subsidiaries of the world’s biggest manufacturing, energy, and utility companies. Our results suggest that financial incentives and legal requirements to audit energy...

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Lessons from 15 years of experience with the Dutch tax allowance for energy investments for firms

Ruijs, Arjan; Vollebergh, Herman - 2013

and sustainable energy production. This Energy Investment Tax Allowance (EIA in Dutch) reduces up-front investment costs … some of the investment costs from their taxable profits. The EIA may also reduce search costs by investors to find … revenues to subsidise investment in energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy is not very different from using on …

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Climate Policy and the Problem of Competitiveness: Border Tax Adjustments or Integrated Emission Trading?

Löschel, Andreas; Alexeeva-Talebi, Victoria; Mennel, Tim - 2008

In the absence of an international agreement on climate policy, unilateral carbon abatement creates two problems: It tends to have a detrimental effect on domestic competitiveness, and it leads to an increase in carbon emissions abroad (leakage). This paper analyses two policies that have...

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Climate Policy under Technology Spillovers

Golombek, Rolf; Hoel, Michael - 2003

Technological development is likely to play an important role in curbing growth in greenhouse gas emissions. It is therefore important to incorporate factors influencing technological change in climate policy analyses. This paper studies climate policy when there are technology spillovers...

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International cooperation on climate-friendly technologies

Golombek, Rolf; Hoel, Michael - 2009

We examine international cooperation on technological development as a supplement to, or an alternative to, international cooperation on emission reductions. R&D should be increased beyond the non-cooperative level if (i) the technology level in one country is positively affected by R&D in other...

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Green technology policies versus carbon pricing: An intergenerational perspective

Rausch, Sebastian; Yonezawa, Hidemichi - 2023

Technology policy is the most widespread form of climate policy and is often preferred over seemingly efficient carbon pricing. We propose a new explanation for this observation: gains that predominantly accrue to households with large capital assets and that influence majority decisions in...

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