The joint impact of the European Union emissions trading system on carbon emissions and economic performance

This paper investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on carbon emissions and economic performance based on a matching methodology exploiting installation-level inclusion criteria combined with difference-in-differences. Installation-level data from national Poll...

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Published inJournal of environmental economics and management Vol. 118; p. 102758
Main Authors Dechezleprêtre, Antoine, Nachtigall, Daniel, Venmans, Frank
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.03.2023
Subjects
Carbon emissions
Climate policy
Competitiveness
EU Emissions trading system
EU Emissions trading system
Climate policy
Carbon emissions
Competitiveness
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Summary:This paper investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on carbon emissions and economic performance based on a matching methodology exploiting installation-level inclusion criteria combined with difference-in-differences. Installation-level data from national Polluting Emissions Registries in France, Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom point to a reduction in carbon emissions in the order of −10% between 2005 and 2012, in line with existing micro and macro evidence. Meanwhile, firm-level data on the 31 ETS-regulated countries shows that the EU ETS had no significant impact on profits and employment, and led to an increase in regulated firms' revenues and fixed assets. We explore various explanations for these findings.
ISSN:0095-0696
1096-0449
DOI:10.1016/j.jeem.2022.102758