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Adjustable emissions caps and the price of pollution

Heijmans, Roweno J. R. K.

Sammanfattning

Cap and trade schemes often use a policy of adjustable allowance supply with the intention to stabilize the market for allowances. We investigate whether these policies deliver with a focus on allowance prices. Motivated by existing policies, we study schemes that rely on either the allowance price (price measures) or the surplus of unused allowances (quantity measures) to adjust supply in a dynamic cap and trade market. Compared to emissions trading under a fixed cap, we find that price measures stabilize allowance prices. Quantity measures can be destabilizing. Though phrased in the context of changing interest rates, our results warn more generally against the belief that quantity measures are a suitable instrument to promote a stable cap and trade market.

Nyckelord

Emissions trading; Climate change; Interest rate; Market-based emissions regulation; Policy design

Publicerad i

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
2023, Volym: 118, artikelnummer: 102793

    UKÄ forskningsämne

    Nationalekonomi
    Tvärvetenskapliga studier

    Publikationens identifierare

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2023.102793

    Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

    https://res.slu.se/id/publ/121302