Carbon taxes and emissions trading systems (ETSs) to limit emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) are becoming increasingly common. At the end of 2015, 17 GHG ETSs were operational in 55 jurisdictions while 18 jurisdictions collected a carbon tax. Empirical evidence on the performance of carbon...

The clean development mechanism (CDM) contributes to technology transfer by financing emission reduction projects using technologies not available in the host countries. This paper provides the most comprehensive analysis of technology transfer in the CDM to-date, covering 3296 registered and...

Geothermal, Hydro, Solar and Wind projects located in developing (4808 CDM projects) and developed (2952 Annex I projects) are compared in terms of size (capacity – MWe), capital intensity (US$/MWe) and average investment (US$ per project). The average investment in both CDM and Annex I...