Tag: Climate Change Policy and Economics
Chinese steel exporters showed lagged responses to expected CBAM costs
Analysis of Chinese steel exporters’ responses to anticipated EU carbon border policies, showing pricing serves as primary adjustment mechanism with significant lagged effects.
Higher climate risk is linked to lower EU banking stability
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in FinanceClimate change reduces EU banking stability; renewable energy and energy taxes provide protection, with effectiveness varying by fiscal stringency and deployment intensity.
Inter-provincial cooperation lowers China’s carbon reduction costs
Optimize China’s carbon emission reduction through inter-provincial cooperation mechanisms. A cost-based model shows 40-80% cooperation reduces abatement costs by 60-70% while balancing regional.
Environmental taxes show no robust link to sectoral eco-investments
Analysis of seven EU countries reveals environmental taxes do not significantly drive sectoral eco-investments when controlling for economic scale, suggesting need for complementary policy mechanisms.
Carbon trading decentralization hindered energy eco-efficiency
Study of 257 Chinese cities shows carbon emissions trading policy reduces energy efficiency through technological and structural changes, though spillover effects partially offset losses.
China’s electricity and carbon prices show partial coupling
Study quantifies China’s carbon-to-electricity price transmission at 76.5%, identifies barriers to market coupling, and proposes institutional reforms for achieving clean energy targets.
Hungary showed mixed decoupling of growth and emissions
Analysis of greenhouse gas decoupling in Hungary reveals strong progress in manufacturing and utilities sectors but persistent challenges in agriculture and specialized services.
RGGI linked to lower wages for unskilled energy-sector workers
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RGGI carbon emissions trading program caused significant wage declines for unskilled workers in energy-intensive sectors, with 7% reduction four years post-implementation, while skilled workers.
Review maps climate adaptation economics research and methods
Systematic review of 6,248 climate adaptation economics studies analyzing how households and firms respond to climate risks through methodological evolution and empirical findings from 1978-2025.
Returning CBAM revenues to vulnerable products may raise welfare and cut emissions
Product-level analysis of EU carbon border adjustment mechanism reveals revenue redistribution can increase global welfare and emissions reductions in steel sectors.
