DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112510
论文题名: Towards carbon neutrality by implementing carbon emissions trading scheme: Policy evaluation in China
作者: Chen X. ; Lin B.
刊名: Energy Policy
ISSN: 03014215
出版年: 2021
卷: 157 语种: 英语
中文关键词: Carbon emissions trading scheme
; Carbon neutrality
; China
; Natural experiment
; Synthetic control method
英文关键词: Carbon
; Energy utilization
; Environmental protection
; Carbon emission trading
; Carbon emission trading scheme
; Carbon neutralities
; Carbon performance
; Carbon trading
; China
; Emissions Trading Scheme
; Natural experiment
; Policy tools
; Synthetic control method
; Emission control
英文摘要: The Carbon Emission Trading Scheme is generally considered an important market-oriented environmental policy tool aiming at carbon abatement. Therefore, the government and policymakers should focus on the positive role it plays. In September 2020, China proposed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. Based on the background of carbon neutrality, this paper, therefore, examines the policy effectiveness of carbon trading in two stages by taking the natural experiment of China's pilot as a case. The first stage constructs two indicators to represent the performance of energy utilization and carbon emissions by employing the global DEA, namely the total-factor carbon performance index and the energy-carbon performance index. The second stage discusses the policy effect of carbon trading by using the synthetic control method to construct unobservable counterfactual paths. The paper found that carbon trading can significantly improve carbon/energy-carbon performance. This empirical work identifies the role of the carbon trading scheme in promoting energy conservation and emission reduction, which is regarded as an effective policy tool to promote carbon neutrality. The placebo test also confirmed that the results are robust and significant. Finally, some policy suggestions are provided for achieving carbon neutrality worldwide based on these findings. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/167727
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作者单位: School of Economics and Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China; School of Management, China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Energy Economics and Energy Policy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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Chen X.,Lin B.. Towards carbon neutrality by implementing carbon emissions trading scheme: Policy evaluation in China[J]. Energy Policy,2021-01-01,157