Essays about: "China emission trading"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words China emission trading.

  1. 1. Can China's Carbon Emission Trading Make a Difference? A quasi experimental analysis of the ETS pilot scheme

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Shicheng Xia; [2021]
    Keywords : China emission trading; carbon neutrality; policy analysis; quasi-natural experiment; matching;

    Abstract : With an aim to reduce carbon emissions and thus cope with the climate change, China initiated its Emission Trading System (ETS) in several pilot regions since 2013. In this thesis I investigate the CO2 emission reduction effect of the China ETS pilot scheme, which could serve as an important indicator to infer how the forthcoming national ETS will perform in the future. READ MORE

  3. 2. Do Environmental Policies Hurt Jobs? Evidence from China’s Regional Carbon Market Pilots

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Alina Winter; [2021]
    Keywords : Labor Markets; Pollution Control; Difference-in-Differences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Little is known about the labor market impacts of climate policies in emerging economies. This paper therefore analyzes the labor market impacts of eight regional Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) pilots that were implemented in different parts of China between 2013 to 2016. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Strange Case of Climate Policy and Economic Development: An Analysis of the Porter Hypothesis in the Context of Emission Trading Pilots in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Roman Eric Sieler; [2020]
    Keywords : Porter Hypothesis; China; Emission Trading; ETS; Economic Effects; Climate Policy; Environmental Policy; Emission Trading Pilots; Innovation; Structural Change; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Due to the climate crisis, more developing and emerging economies are considering to implement climate policies. However, since economic development remains high on their respective agendas, understanding economic consequences of such policies is crucial. READ MORE

  5. 4. Den globala uppvärmningen : vad kommer att hända med morgondagens värld?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Herman Nilsson; [2010]
    Keywords : global uppvärmning; växthuseffekt; klimat; klimatförändring; klimateffekter; fossila bränslen; utsläpp;

    Abstract : Mankind faces a serious threat. Its activities, for example the burning of fossil fuels, have led to an enhancement of the greenhouse effect - something that has given rise to a global warming. The climate is becoming warmer, a change that has important effects on the nature as well as for humans and their society. READ MORE

  6. 5. Emission Trading For China : the inspiration from the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Xin Liu; [2010]
    Keywords : emission trading; EU ETS; China;

    Abstract : How to avoid and deal with dangerous climate change, which will have catastrophic economic and social consequences, has already become the focus worldwide. From the UNFCCC to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the international community has been trying to find effective means to reduce GHGs. READ MORE