To address the climate change issue, developed nations have considered introducing carbon pricing mechanisms in the form of a carbon tax or an emissions trading scheme (ETS). Despite the small number of programs actually in operation, these mechanisms remain under active discussion in a number...

The reduction of emissions from developing countries is essential in tackling climate change. The Clean Development Mechanism has been effective but criticized by various parties. In response, the Japanese government has proposed the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).Using the 2010 Japanese...

Using Japanese facility-level data, we estimate the effects of ISO 14001 certification on the promotion of more advanced practices, namely green supply chain management (GSCM). Our results show that ISO 14001 promotes GSCM practices, in that facilities with environmental management systems (EMS)...

This paper empirically examines the vehicle type regulation that was introduced under the Automobile Nitrogen Oxides-Particulate Matter Law to mitigate air pollution problems in Japanese metropolitan areas. The vehicle type regulation effectively sets various timings of vehicle retirement by the...

Using a multi-region and multi-sector CGE model, this paper evaluates the impact of border adjustment policies of carbon regulations on the Japanese economy. We consider the following six scenarios: 1) no border adjustment, 2) carbon tariffs on imports based on the carbon content in foreign...