This is a response made on behalf of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment to the... Read more
carbon trading
In this guest commentary, Ely Sandler and Rob Macquarie describe how a novel use of Article 6 of the Paris... Read more
This report consists of a submission to the IOSCO consultation on how to foster well-functioning voluntary carbon markets, looking at standards, regulation and safeguards. Read more
This paper investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on carbon emissions and economic performance using the largest dataset published to date. Read more
Following reform of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) in 2018 further regulatory amendments are on the horizon as part of the 2021 review. This paper evaluates and compares the impacts of realistic regulatory changes within the ETS to inform the 2021 review and raise ambition, examining two main policy levers: the linear reduction factor and the market stability reserve. Read more
To tax or to trade – that is the question. Following the October Budget, and as Brexit looms, Josh Burke assesses the policy landscape around carbon pricing in the UK. Read more
We propose a theory of the economic advantage (EA) of regulating carbon emissions by linking two emissions trading systems versus... Read more
Published in: Bridging the Ambition Gap: The Rise, Reach and Power of Carbon Markets. 13th Edition of Greenhouse Gas Market Report. 2016.... Read more
It is well known that discontinuous jumps or thresholds in tax or subsidies are socially inefficient, because they create incentives... Read more
This paper examines the investment strategies of compliance companies in irreversible abatement technologies and the environmental achievements of the system... Read more