Price and Welfare Effects of Emission Quota Allocation
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Authors:
Golombek, Rolf, Kittelsen, Sverre A.C. and Rosendahl, Knut Einar
Year:
2011
Reference:
Andre skrifter
USAEE-IAEE Working Paper No. 11-086. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1949952 or doi:10.2139/ssrn.1949952
Summary
We analyze how different ways of allocating emission quotas may influence the electricity market. Using a large-scale numerical model of the Western European energy market, we show that different allocation mechanisms can have very different effects on the electricity market, even if the total emission target is fixed. This is particularly the case if output-based allocation (OBA) of quotas is used. Gas power production is then substantially higher than if quotas are grandfathered. Moreover, the welfare costs of attaining a fixed emission target are significantly higher. The numerical results for OBA are supported by theoretical analysis, with some new results.
JEL:
D61; H23; Q41; Q58
Keywords:
Quota market; Electricity market; Allocation of quotas
Project:
Oppdragsgiver: Norges forskningsråd via Statistisk sentralbyråOppdragsgivers prosjektnr.:
Frisch prosjekt: 3381 - Emission trading in Europe: The importance of allocation rules
Contact:
rolf.golombek@frisch.uio.no
Financing:
NFR
