cement_factoryUnder this topic, we explore the impact of energy and climate policies on various dimensions of competitiveness, including impacts on production costs, output, profits, trade, employment and investment location. We focus in particular on energy intensive sectors (cement, steel). As part of the FP7 Entracte project we analyse the impact of the EU ETS on the competitiveness of European businesses.

 

Key publications

Timothy Laing, Misato Sato, Michael Grubb and Claudia Comberti, 2014. 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.
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K.Neuhoff; B. Vanderborght; A. Ancygier; A.T. Atasoy; M. Haussner; R. Ismer; B. Mack; JP. Ponssard; P. Quirion; A. van Rooij; N. Sabio; O. Sartor; M. Sato and A. Schopp. 2014. Carbon Control and Competitiveness Post 2020: The Cement Report.
Report on the European cement industry by the international research network Climate Strategies
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K. Neuhoff; W. Acworth; A. Dechezleprêtre; O. Sartor; M. Sato, S. Droege; S.Schleicher; A. Schopp. 2014. Staying with the Leaders: Europe’s Path to a Successful Low-Carbon Economy
Report explores the transition to a secure, affordable low-carbon economy which requires action on three broad pillars of policy.
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Misato Sato, Karsten Neuhoff, Verena Graichen, Katja Schumacher, Felix Matthes. 2014. Sectors Under Scrutiny: Evaluation of Indicators to Assess the Risk of Carbon Leakage in the UK and Germany. In: Environmental and Resource Economics
This paper assesses the robustness of the quantitative assessment criteria used by the European Commission for Phase 3. For example we apply the criteria to data for UK and Germany
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Philippe Aghion, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, David Hemous, Ralf Martin and John Van Reenen. 2012. Carbon taxes, path dependency and directed technical change: evidence from the auto industry
Can directed technical change be used to combat climate change?
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Sam Fankhausera, Alex Bowena, Raphael Calela, Antoine Dechezleprêtrea, David Groverb, James Rydgea, Misato Satoa. 2013. Who will win the green race? In search of environmental competitiveness and innovation
This paper combines patent data with international trade and output data in order to investigate who the winners of the “green race” might be.
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Raphael Calel and Antoine Dechezleprêtre, 2012. Environmental policy and directed technological change: evidence from the European carbon market
This paper investigates the impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)on technological change.
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Raphael Calel and Antoine Dechezleprêtre, 2012. Environmental policy and directed technological change: evidence from the European carbon market
This paper investigates the impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)on technological change.
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