In this chapter we review research that rejects the widely held tenet that renewable energy promotion policies have no effect on carbon emissions if the electricity sector is subject to a cap-and-trade scheme. Specifically, it shows that such policies generally do have a net impact on carbon...

Governments around the globe embrace "energy efficiency" to address climate change. For example, the European Union’s "2030 Climate and Energy Framework" explicitly links the pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% until 2030 (from 1990 levels) to the goal of a 32.5% improvement of...

Major carbon-pricing systems in Europe and North America involve multiple jurisdictions (countries or states). Individual jurisdictions often pursue additional initiatives—such as unilateral carbon price floors, legislation to phase out coal, aviation taxes or support programs for renewable...

Major carbon-pricing systems in Europe and North America involve multiple countries or states. Individual jurisdictions often pursue additional initiatives---such as unilateral carbon price floors, legislation to phase out coal, aviation taxes or support programs for renewable energy---that...

Beliefs about future allowance prices in cap-and-trade schemes are heterogeneous and not necessarily fully informed. This paper shows how carbon-market design affects the impact of noise traders on equilibrium prices. Price-based flexibility mechanisms encourage arbitrage by rational traders and...