Essays about: "Carbon leakage"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 55 essays containing the words Carbon leakage.

  1. 1. Paving the Way to Sustainability: Assessing the Impacts of Carbon Border Tariffs on the Steel Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Claudia Spanier; Kimya Rahmanian Aberouie; [2023]
    Keywords : Carbon border tariffs; CO2 emissions; trade; steel; environmental policy; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper seeks to provide insights into the effects of carbon border tariffs and to offer guidance for policymakers. The focus is directed towards the steel sector - a major contributor to carbon dioxide emissions, where production practices vary significantly among countries, leading to differences in pollution levels. READ MORE

  3. 2. Carbon Protectionism?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Sam Säflund; Malcolm Thunberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Event study; Cumulative Abnormal Return; EU CBAM; ETS; Sustainable finance;

    Abstract : This study examines the market reactions and valuation implications of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) adopted by the European Union (EU). The CBAM is the world's first carbon border import tax aimed at addressing carbon leakage and promoting a transition to a low-carbon economy. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Effects of ETS & CBAM on Cost Differences in the European Steel Industry : A Case Study on Swedish and German Long Engineering Steel Manufacturers

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Tim Fahlstedt; Oliver Håkansson; [2022]
    Keywords : ETS; CBAM; Carbon Leakage; Steel; EAF; Scrap; Cost Predictions.; ETS; CBAM; Koldioxidläckage; Stål; Ljusbågsugn; Skrot; Kostnadsanalys.;

    Abstract : To combat anthropogenic climate change and comply with the Paris Agreement, the EU has previously introduced its Emissions Trading System (ETS) and has now also proposed a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). While these tools may reduce emissions within the EU, and in some cases, even in other countries, they can also affect European industries in unpredictable and sometimes negative ways. READ MORE

  5. 4. Does Carbon Pricing work? A qualitative review of Carbon Pricing’s ex-post results, and policy-design suggestions for improving its efficacy.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Michael Randall; [2022]
    Keywords : Carbon pricing; Sustainability science; ex post results; policy design; decarbonisation; environmental economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The world is currently heading for 3°C of global warming due to global excessive carbon emissions, and while science is producing the knowledge necessary to combat it, the radical change needed is not coming fast enough. Current political and economic paradigms hail carbon pricing as either the, or part of the solution to our carbon emissions problem. READ MORE

  6. 5. Parametric study of energy retrofit options for a historical building

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

    Author : Khaled El Tayara; [2022]
    Keywords : Energy Retrofitting; Building Performance; Thermal Comfort; Shading; Building Orientation; Location; Low-E films; Solar Gains;

    Abstract : Retrofitting measures in old buildings aimed at reducing energy consumption has become a widespread subject and an urgent matter to counteract the effects of climate change and GHGs emissions. The globe has reaffirmed its agreement taken in COP21 to reduce emissions in COP26. READ MORE