This paper considers several policy options which have been proposed to improve the
functioning of the ETS. These options require an intervention either on the ETS cap (− 30 …

Competitiveness and carbon leakage are major concerns for the design of CO 2 emissions
permits markets. In the absence of a global carbon tax and of border carbon adjustments …

Drawing primarily on the UK experience, five practical lessons are identified for policy
makers who seek to decarbonize their economies. First, decarbonization needs a solid legal …

Environmental policy‐making increasingly involves ministries beyond environment
ministries. In particular, finance ministries are important, since they control the public budget …

The distributional choices of the EU in three policy phases, spanning 20 years, are
examined: the negotiations on emissions reduction targets for the EU15 under the first …

This paper investigates the synergies between the policy response to the European crisis
and the green economy. We begin by examining the causes of the European crisis …

Background In 2009, the European Commission undertook an impact assessment1 to
identify the sectors at risk of carbon leakage as a result of to the EU 20% EU GHG emissions …

El cambio climático, o la preocupación por el medio ambiente (ya que no todos aceptan la
existencia del cambio climático) está presente en casi todos los programas electorales …

The present dissertation discusses the question, which regulatory approach ought to be
chosen to internalize a global externality at the inter-country level, eg emissions that …

The EU ETS emission-trade system must both enable a decrease in GHG-emissions and be
a driver for growth in the renewable energy-sectors. Implemented in 2005, it has been given …