Essays about: "European Union Allowances"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words European Union Allowances.
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1. Has the EU ETS been efficient in reducing carbon dioxide emissions without harming firm revenue?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The increasing urgency of climate change has raised the need for effective climate policy. The European Union emissions trading system (EU ETS) is the world’s first and largest ‘cap and trade’ policy which aims at reducing carbon dioxide emissions at the most cost-efficient allocation. READ MORE
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2. How the duration of a cap-and-trade scheme with an adjustable emissions cap affects cumulative emissions : the case of the EU ETS
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is a cap-and-trade scheme, whose adjustable supply of allowances is determined by a quantity mechanism, as opposed to a price mechanism. This paper quantifies the reduction in cumulative emissions that arises from bringing the final year of a cap-and-trade scheme that operate a quantity mechanism, such as the EU ETS, forward in time. READ MORE
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3. EU ETS IN TIMES OF CRISIS AN EVENT STUDY OF EMISSIONS ALLOWANCES AND THE AVIATION INDUSTRY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, increase the temperature on earth, leading to higher sea levels and increased droughts and floods. Hence, global warming must be reduced urgently. READ MORE
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4. Does the price of carbon emissions within the EU ETS affect the level of exports from trading to non-trading countries?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In recent years, the issue of the climate has aroused exponentially increasing interest and it is a common priority on the political agenda worldwide. The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is the first and largest international system of trading with carbon emissions and it is sometimes described as the cornerstone in EU climate policy to combat climate change with its main objective to reduce carbon emissions. READ MORE
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5. Dirty Stock Returns in the Era of Sustainability: A Study of the World's Largest Carbon Market
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Using a dataset on the stock returns of 65 German firms, this thesis empirically analyses the effect of the European Union Emissions Trading System on the biggest economy and carbon market in Europe. We conclude that the different allocation methods have resulted in large discrepancies in stock performance for the firms reporting under the ETS. READ MORE
