Kyoto Protocol and Emission Trading: Does the US make a difference?
Date
01.01.2001
01.01.2001
Authors
Alessandro Lanza, Umberto Ciorba, Francesco Pauli
JEL Code
C13,C21,C53,Q38,Q41,Q48
C13,C21,C53,Q38,Q41,Q48
Keywords:
Environmental policy,Kyoto protocol,international agreements,CO2 emission,emission trading,marginal abatement cost
Environmental policy,Kyoto protocol,international agreements,CO2 emission,emission trading,marginal abatement cost
Publisher
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Editor
Carlo Carraro
Carlo Carraro
This paper presents an estimate of the costs of reducing CO2 emissions asagreed in Kyoto by Annex 1 countries. Unlike most of the existing literature, this paper uses an Almost Ideal Demand System model for energyproducts to estimate the role of each country within the Annex 1 market. A major result is the provision of marginal (and total) abatement costs foreach. The recent position of the US is also discussed, showing the cost ofsome alternative outcomes.