All pages with keywords: competitiveness
The fifth carbon budget: how will it affect the UK’s competitiveness?
The Government must legislate the level of the fifth carbon budget, covering the period 2028 to 2032, by the end of June 2016. This event will explore the ambition of … read more »
The competitiveness impact of a UK carbon price: what do the data say?
This paper explores the potential impact of a uniform £20 per tonne carbon price on fuels and production costs across all 106 industries that comprise the UK economy. read more »
Solving the clinker dilemma with hybrid output-based allocation
This paper proposes an innovative solution to distribute free allowances to the cement sector under emissions trading systems. read more »
International and sectoral variation in energy prices 1995-2011: how does it relate to emissions policy stringency?
New research analsying major trends in global energy prices and the extent to which energy prices are a good proxy for emissions policy stringency. New dataset available. read more »
New report exposes myth that green regulations inflict major harm on business competitiveness and economic growth
Environmental regulations only reduce productivity and employment by a small amount, and can boost economic growth by encouraging innovation by businesses, according to a new report published today (14 November … read more »
The impacts of environmental regulations on competitiveness
Report shows that environmental regulations have only a a marginal impact on competiviveness and that the benefits often outweigh the costs read more »
Burden or opportunity? How UK emissions reductions policies affect the competitiveness of businesses
The ongoing review of the UK’s Fourth Carbon Budget is closely linked to the debate over the impact that domestic climate change policies can have on the competitiveness of businesses. … read more »
The effects and side‐effects of the EU emissions trading scheme
As many countries, regions, cities, and states implement emissions trading policies to limit CO2 emissions, they turn to the European Union’s experience with its emissions trading scheme since 2005. read more »
Staying with the leaders: Europe’s path to a successful low-carbon economy
Neuhoff, K., Acworth, W., Dechezleprêtre, A., Dröge, S., Sartor, O., Sato, M., Schleicher, S., and Schopp, A. 2014. Climate Strategies. Berlin, Germany and London, UK.
Sectors under scrutiny: evaluation of indicators to assess the risk of carbon leakage in the UK and Germany
One of the central debates surrounding the design of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme is the approach to address carbon leakage concerns. read more »
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