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Technological Change and the EU ETS
Barry J. Anderson
Frank Convery
Corrado Di Maria
其他書名
The Case of Ireland
出版
SSRN
, 2014
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=juPhzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
The European Union commenced the pilot phase of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in 2005 with the intent to enhance the adoption of existing low-carbon technologies and the development and of new ones by putting a price on CO2 emissions. We survey Irish EU ETS firms to study the occurrence and determinants of CO2 emissions friendly technological change during the pilot phase (2005-2007). Despite declining emissions prices and policy related uncertainty, 48% of responding Irish firms employed new machinery or equipment, 74% made process or behavioral changes, and 41% switched fuels to some degree that contributed to emissions reductions during the pilot phase. The effect of rising energy prices on these emissions and energy saving actions should not be overlooked. In general, we find that the EU ETS was effective in stimulating moderate technological change and also raising awareness about emissions reduction possibilities.
