Inclusion of Consumption into Emissions Trading Systems: Legal Design and Practical Administration

Ismer, Roland; Haußner, Manuel; Neuhoff, Karsten; Acworth, William

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2784169

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“…Part IV then focuses on the administrative procedures of the IoC scheme. 48 It shows that the administration of the EU's excise scheme can serve as an example for its implementation but with simplified procedures. Consequently, to gain knowledge of the materials held under duty suspension, those who wish to deal with materials under duty suspension must gain authorisation to do so.…”

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Haußner¹

2021

Including Consumption in Emissions Trading

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“…Such approach would combine full carbon leakage protection with an effective carbon price signal to all actors along the value chain. Building on experiences with other consumption charges, a WTO-compatible and administratively feasible implementation is viable in the short-term [84].…”

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A Green COVID-19 Recovery of the EU Basic Materials Sector: Identifying Potentials, Barriers and Policy Solutions

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This paper explores which climate-friendly projects could be part of the COVID-19 recovery while jump-starting the transition of the European basic materials industry. Findings from a literature review on technology options in advanced development stages for climate-friendly production and enhanced sorting and recycling of steel, cement, aluminium and plastics are combined with insights from interviews with 31 European industry stakeholders about the practical and economic feasibility of these technology options. Results indicate that with an estimated investment of 28.9 billion Euro, about 20% of EU's basic materials could be produced through low-emission processes or additional recycling by 2025 with technologies that are commercially available or at pilot scale today. However, our stakeholder consultation also shows that in order to make these short-term investments viable in the long term, six main barriers need to be addressed, namely i) the lack of effective and predictable carbon pricing, ii) the limited availability of affordable green electricity, iii) the lack of a regulatory framework for circularity, iv) low technology readiness and funding, v) the lack of infrastructure for hydrogen, CO2 and power, and vi) the lack of demand for climate-friendly and recycled materials. Based on these insights, the paper proposes elements of a policy package that can create a long-term framework favourable for investments in these technologies and should ideally accompany the recovery package to give credibility to investors that the business case will last beyond the recovery timeframe.

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“…One proposed solution to activate the demand response mechanism is to combine output based allocation with a carbon consumption charge for basic materials (Ismer et al, 2016;Böhringer et al, 2017). Administratively, this approach works similarly to excise on fuels, alcohol and tobacco.…”

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Benchmarks for Emissions Trading General Principles for Emissions Scope

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Neuhoff³

2017

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Greenhouse gas emission benchmarks are widely implemented as a policy tool, as more countries move to implement carbon pricing mechanisms for industrial emissions. In particular, benchmarks are used to determine the level of free allowance allocation in emission trading schemes, which are distributed as a measure to prevent carbon leakage. This paper analyses how benchmark designs impact firms' production and business model decisions, particularly focusing on the coverage of direct and indirect emissions in the benchmark scope. We develop an analytical model and use the example of a steel mill to analyze and quantify how scope of indirect emissions coverage affect incentives. We seek to clarify generalized principles for efficient benchmark design, that provide a predictable policy framework for innovation and investment to decarbonize energy intensive industry.

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Inclusion of Consumption into Emissions Trading Systems: Legal Design and Practical Administration

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