Showing 1 - 10 of 1,140
-probability extreme events on environmental policy in a continuous-time real options model with "tail risk". In a nutshell, our results … indicate the importance of tail risk and call for foresighted pre-emptive climate policies. -- climate policy ; extreme events …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003994530
We develop a simple model of managing a system subject to pollution damage under risk of an abrupt and random jump in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009489041
or 1.5oC. The safe carbon budget is lower if uncertainty about the transient climate response is high and risk tolerance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011717248
green paradox for a general model and then apply it to the details of EU ETS. In 2018, new rules for a Market Stability … model disciplined on the price rise in the EU ETS that followed the introduction of the MSR. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012105543
This policy note investigates whether the current level of public support to environment-friendly technologies is sufficient to allow European countries to respond to the multiple challenges posed by climate change and other environmental concerns. We first lay out the justifications for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519926
It has been argued that a depletable resource owner might optimally increase near-term supply in response to environmental policies promoting the development of alternative resources, which might render climate policy ineffective or even counterproductive. This paper empirically confirms this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010498602
In June 2018, an agreement between key EU institutions - the Commission, the European Parliament, and the European … Council - was reached after a long-lasting discourse over the 2030 EU climate and energy policy package. This paper offers a … comprehensive assessment of the EU package, with its three main targets: lower greenhouse gas emissions, higher renewable share in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011933893
That climate policies are costly is evident and therefore often creates major fears. But the alternative (no action) also has a cost. Mitigation costs and damages incurred depend on what the climate policies are; moreover, they are substitutes. This brings climate policies naturally in the realm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009722000
Pricing the emissions of greenhouse gases is widely considered as key to tackling climate change. While carbon pricing schemes are proliferating, the vast majority of emissions is not yet covered. Designing carbon pricing policies requires navigating crucial design choices, such as addressing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014334341
We provide ex-post empirical analysis of the effects of climate policies on carbon dioxide emissions at the aggregate national level. Our results are based on a comprehensive database of 121 countries. As climate policies we examine carbon taxes and emissions trading systems (ETS), as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012643539