New book chapter written with Carlo Carraro on the theory of climate change negotiations, published in:
Climate Change Policies - Global Challenges and Future Prospects
Edited by Emilio Cerdá, Professor of Economics, Complutense University, Spain and Xavier Labandeira, Professor of Economics, University of Vigo, Spain.
For an look at the Table of Contents click here.
Content: Climate Change Policies sheds light on the foundations, design and effects of climate change policies. Written by leading international experts in the field, this book deals with the various economic effects from climate change policies introduced at national and international levels. It also expertly describes actual applications of climate change policies in the main emitting countries. This insightful study includes chapters on public policies and climate change impacts, adaptation, mitigation, effects on competitiveness, new technologies, distributional concerns, and the international dimension.
Contributors: F.J. André, A. Ansuategi, V. Arroyo, C. Carraro, E. Cerdá, J.C. Ciscar, P. Del Río, O. Edenhofer, I. Galarraga, C.A. Grainger, M. Hanemann, B. Knopf, C.D. Kolstad, X. Labandeira, P. Linares, M.L. Loureiro, G. Luderer, A. Markandya, E. Massetti, A. Michaelowa, D. Paci, N. Padrón, P. Quirion, B. Saveyn, A. Soria, G.C. Unruh, L. Vergano, Z. Zhang
January 19, 2011
January 06, 2011
Energy and Climate Change in China
On November the 30th I presented joint work with Carlo Carraro on energy and climate change issues in China at the workshop on China's Economy organized by the Bank of Italy.
Abtract
The paper examines future energy and emissions scenarios in China, presenting historical data and scenarios generated using the Integrated Assessment Model WITCH. A Business-as-Usual scenario is compared with four scenarios in which Greenhouse Gases emissions are taxed, at different levels. Key insights are provided to evaluate the Chinese pledge to reduce the emissions intensity of Gross Domestic Product by 40/45 percent in 2020 contained in the Copenhagen Accord. Marginal and total abatement costs are discussed using the OECD economies as a term of comparison. Cost estimates for different emissions reduction targets are used to assess the political feasibility of the 50 percent global reduction target set by the G8 and Major Economies Forum in July 2009.
C. Carraro and E. Massetti (2010). "Energy and Climate Change in China." Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, mimeo, December 2010.
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Abtract
The paper examines future energy and emissions scenarios in China, presenting historical data and scenarios generated using the Integrated Assessment Model WITCH. A Business-as-Usual scenario is compared with four scenarios in which Greenhouse Gases emissions are taxed, at different levels. Key insights are provided to evaluate the Chinese pledge to reduce the emissions intensity of Gross Domestic Product by 40/45 percent in 2020 contained in the Copenhagen Accord. Marginal and total abatement costs are discussed using the OECD economies as a term of comparison. Cost estimates for different emissions reduction targets are used to assess the political feasibility of the 50 percent global reduction target set by the G8 and Major Economies Forum in July 2009.
C. Carraro and E. Massetti (2010). "Energy and Climate Change in China." Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, mimeo, December 2010.
Download the presentation
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