The paper analyses the problem of optimal taxation in oligopoly when environmental degradation induced by the industry … environment only because its degradation affects the industry's economic performance. The environment does not enter directly … concentration and emission taxation is explored. The second part of the paper faces the problem of optimal taxation. We show that …

implement an additional instrument encouraging the reduction of emissions, for instance a renewable energy subsidy. Our analysis …

and scrutiny. This is partly because of China's own high-profile, active energy diplomacy, its national oil companies … energy security as a result of misconceptions and misunderstandings of China's quest for energy security both inside and … outside China. This paper aims to de-politicize the debate on China's global quest for energy resources and to put discussions …

This paper analyses the macroeconomic costs of environmental regulation in European energy markets on the basis of … existing macroeconomic simulation studies. The analysis comprises the European emssion trading scheme, energy taxes, measures … in the transport sector, and the promotion of renewable energy sources. We find that these instruments affect the …

We explore the impact of an EU-wide nuclear phase-out by 2030 provided the EU energy and climate policy for 2030 is … implemented. Using a numerical simulation model of the European energy industry (LIBEMOD), we find that a complete nuclear phase … on total consumption of energy. Lower nuclear production is to a large extent replaced by more gas power and bio power …

We compare a range of energy efficiency policies in a durable good market subject to both energy-use externalities and …-end good. The rates should always be decreasing in energy efficiency. With per-quality subsidies, there is no such interference … product line if consumers are not too dissimilar, otherwise it should only target the low-end good. An energy tax should be …

China is a rising global power with a growing role and impact on the world's energy markets as well as on the Earth … to those questions with a review of China's developing energy policy, of the actions and revealed preferences of its …

In this article, we look at the combination of several market-based climate and energy policies and compare them with … control policy is imperfect designed or implemented, its performance can be improved by an energy (output) tax/subsidy scheme …, where the subsidy is given only to renewable generators or for energy efficiency improvements. This combination can bring …

Nowadays Russian government pays a lot of attention to solutions of the high energy intensive production system in the … country. The key factors of low efficiency of regional energy saving programs is the lack of approved standards and algorithms … in the area of energy audit. In practice, both technical and economical parameters of energy audit fluctuate in a very …

One of the most frequently examined statistical relationships in energy economics has been the price elasticity of …