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Governance of CO2 markets: lessons from the EU ETS

Trotignon, Raphaël; De Perthuis, Christian (2013), Governance of CO2 markets: lessons from the EU ETS, in Geoffron, Patrice, Climate Economics in Progress 2013, CDC Climat, Université Paris-Dauphine : Paris, p. 77-93

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Chapitre d'ouvrage
Date
2013
Book title
Climate Economics in Progress 2013
Book author
Geoffron, Patrice
Publisher
CDC Climat, Université Paris-Dauphine
Published in
Paris
Number of pages
282
Pages
77-93
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Author(s)
Trotignon, Raphaël
Chaire économie du climat
De Perthuis, Christian

Chaire économie du climat
Abstract (EN)
The economic literature differentiates “command and control” policies, in which the public authority sets up standards and rules to directly reduce environmental damage, from policies based on “economic tools” aiming at internalizing the cost of environmental damage. There is a broad consensus among economists in favour of economic tools that aim at protecting the environment in the most efficient way, i.e. by minimizing the total cost of pollution abatement. Despite those recommendations, most of the environmental policies implemented in the real world continue to favour command and control policies.
Subjects / Keywords
European Union Emission Trading Scheme; Energy policy
JEL
Q56 - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
Q48 - Government Policy