Emissions reduction and pricing of supply chain under cap-and-trade and subsidy mechanisms

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 4; p. e0266413
• Main Authors: Miao, Wenqing, Zhu, Guohua, Shen, Bingliang, Kong, Demin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.04.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Air quality management; Biology and Life Sciences; Carbon; Carbon emissions; Carbon offsets; Commerce; Comparative analysis; Consumers; Cooperation; Costs and Cost Analysis; Decision making; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Economics; Emissions; Emissions credit trading; Emissions trading; Energy conservation; Financing, Government; Government; Government subsidies; Management; Methods; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Prices; Profits; Retail stores; Social Sciences; Subsidies; Supply chains; Trade regulation; China

This paper explored how the government provides low-carbon subsidies for the manufacturers, retailers, and consumers in a secondary supply chain under cap-and-trade scheme. We calculated the best prices, emissions reductions, and the demands for common and low-carbon products when subsidizing each o...