International differences in emissions intensity and emissions content of global trade

Douglas, Stratford; Nishioka, Shuichiro

doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2012.05.003

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“…Let us consider a partial equilibrium model with two countries (areas) 14 and two …rms, 1 and 2. Also, let us de…ne as the baseline the scenario where the two …rms manufacture the same homogeneous good in country I and II respectively, and export to the other country due to "reciprocal dumping".…”

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“…This hypothesis is contradicted by recent empirical research. In a major study on international di¤erences in emissions intensity, Douglas and Nishioka (2012) 9 …nd that "emissions intensities di¤er systematically across countries because of di¤erences in production techniques". Their results indicate that …rms in developing countries are signi…cantly more emissions-intensive than competitors 6 Another strand of theoretical literature shows that restrictive unilateral climate measures may attract strategic inward FDI.…”

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Unilateral Climate Policy and Foreign Direct Investment with Firm and Country Heterogeneity

Sanna-Randaccio

Sestini

Tarola

2016

Environ Resource Econ

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We contribute to the debate on the impact of unilateral climate policy with a two-country two-…rm international oligopoly model accounting for endogenous plant location and heterogeneity in both country size and …rm's emissions technology. Our results suggest that, if the carbon price di¤erential is moderate as compared to unit transport costs and the relative size of the highly regulated country is big enough, a no relocation equilibrium may prevail also in the long run. A large market asymmetry coupled with a small technology gap emerges as the only con…guration in which unilateral climate policy leads to a fall in world emissions irrespective of the optimal location choice. Thus for being e¤ective and not leading to production relocation, unilateral climate policy should be moderate, implemented by a su¢ ciently large area and complemented by mechanisms for promoting the international transfer of clean technologies. Welfare implications are also discussed.

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Unilateral Climate Policy and Foreign Direct Investment with Firm and Country Heterogeneity

Sanna-Randaccio

Sestini

Tarola

2016

Environ Resource Econ

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“…The initial approach, which is the Divisia Decomposition, is considered to be an accounting approach that takes into account cross-country comparisons as they relate to energy intensities, discerning whether there are excessive amounts of use regarding energies within the region, and the potential for saving energy, and mitigating carbon. The second approach is more analytical, it involves constructing as well as computing greenhouse gas abatement from a cost standpoint (Cornillie & Fankhauser, 2004;Douglas et al, 2012).…”

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Climate Change Policies and the Potential for Energy Efficiency in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economy

Ansari¹

2013

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Climate change is a problem that many municipalities in the world are facing today. Due to the fragile ecosystem, and harsh climates that are experienced by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the region has become vulnerable to a wide variety of ecosystem and climate change issues. Aside from the climate affecting the area severely, its dependence on hydrocarbons, also makes it vulnerable to climate changes. There are climate change policies adopted by the GCC region for prosperous future and sustainability. These include, policies to affect impacts of energy and carbon intensities, response measures being adopted for climate change, the mitigation potentials of the region, along with the suitability of the markets to harness potentials. This analysis focuses on utilizing Marginal Abatement Cost curves, along with econometric techniques that will assess the emissions of Green House Gases (GHGs), the potential for mitigation in the GCC region, and computable general equilibriums that invest the impacts of measures, exploring suitability of instruments that can help to harness the potential mitigation measures for the region. Main policy insights that can be concluded based on the analysis is the role that incentives play to help promote energy efficient mechanics, while reducing emissions of carbon emissions within the region, contributions made to climate policies for air quality, along with the roles that green tax reforms play to help improve the economics of welfare, while pursuing carbon policies for the domestic areas in the region.Globally, there are a lot of energy efficiency policies. The GCC has been witnessing a phenomenal amount of growth when it comes to meeting the needs of domestic households. The region is facing extreme demographic pressure, and as a result has decided to accelerate energy intensive drives. The requirements that the GCC has to meet is causing trade-offs and challenging implications regarding allocation and development of hydrocarbon resources to adhere to domestic and export demands.In conclusion, four issues that have arisen within the GCC in relations to climate change policies have been addressed in this paper. These issues include the rising amounts of energy and carbon intensities, the impacts that the response measures that are being implemented by developed countries have on developing countries, as well as the mitigation potentials that exist within the region, as a method to harness the potentials that are available. Energy efficiency is believed to be a primary candidate to deal with the challenges the GCC is facing. Detailed assessments regarding energy efficiency for the GCC economies is addressed, along with how these intensities relate to outside world economies.

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“…The analysis in this paper relies on the WIOD, because it makes available MRIO tables in previous years' prices, which are necessary for the analysis here. The World Input-Output Tables in the WIOD are used in combination with detailed country-specific environmental national accounts constructed by Genty, Arto, and Neuwahl (2012) to account for country differences in emission intensities due to differences in production techniques (Douglas and Nishioka 2012). 4 The paper presents in Section II the production and consumption accounts of CO 2 emissions by main regions and economies represented in the WIOD.…”

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“…A similar pattern emerges from emissions in the automotive supply chains. Meng, Peters, and Wang (2015) find that the key factors behind such country differences in the WIOD are variations in production techniques (see also Douglas and Nishioka 2012). For example, coal accounts for a larger portion of electricity generation in the PRC than in the US.…”

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What Accounts for the Growth of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Advanced and Emerging Economies? The Role of Consumption, Technology, and Global Supply Chain Trade

Ferrarini

Vries

2015

SSRN Journal

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International differences in emissions intensity and emissions content of global trade

Cited by 24 publications

References 33 publications

Unilateral Climate Policy and Foreign Direct Investment with Firm and Country Heterogeneity

Unilateral Climate Policy and Foreign Direct Investment with Firm and Country Heterogeneity

Climate Change Policies and the Potential for Energy Efficiency in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economy

What Accounts for the Growth of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Advanced and Emerging Economies? The Role of Consumption, Technology, and Global Supply Chain Trade

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