Emissions Trading and Competitiveness: Allocations, Incentives and Industrial Competitiveness under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (Climate Policy Series) - Softcover

Grubb, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138002003 ISBN 13: 9781138002005

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Complying with the forthcoming tightening of CO2 emission allocations in the EU may mean big bills for the industries affected. In this special issue of Climate Policy journal, leading experts examine the impacts on competitiveness and the commercial incentives available from the CO2 allowance allocations under the methodologies, and whether - and if so at what stage - the ETS itself may need to be amended.

The study is multidisciplinary, combining economic, legal and policy analysis with specific studies of impacts on electricity, cement and other industrial sectors and the allocation issues. It brings together the results of research conducted over the past two year from various research centres and consultancies in Europe, and in particular, work commissioned by the Carbon Trust and Climate Strategies Network. Through these, it presents the most comprehensive and detailed set of analyses yet conducted of the impacts of allocation on competitiveness - one of the most critical issues for the sectors affected and for the operation of the ETS.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Grubb is Editor-in-Chief of Climate Policy and Karsten Neuhoff is Senior Research Associate at the Faculty of Economics, Cambridge University.

Contributors
Lead authors include: Damien Demailly, Michael Grubb, Angus Johnston, Karsten Neuhoff, Jos Sijm and Robin Smale.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138002003
• ISBN 13: 9781138002005
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160