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May 2018

Evaluating Various Choices of Sector Coverage in China’s National Emissions Trading System (ETS)

Climate Policy
The paper titled Evaluating various choices of sector coverage in China’s national emissions trading system (ETS) is about sector coverage matters greatly in designing China’s national emissions trading system (ETS), with issues to be considered including impacts on emission reduction, economic and social welfare change, and carbon leakage to uncovered sectors.
16 November 2018
Research

Policies for reducing but not outsourcing industrial carbon emissions

Carolyn Fischer
Economists agree that significant, comprehensive carbon pricing schemes are the best way to ensure consistent financial incentives for reducing emissions across all sectors. Why, then, do we see so few countries employing them to green their industries? Professor Carolyn Fischer provided this piece in the context of the GGKP's Sixth Annual Conference on the theme of "Inclusive solutions for the green transition: Competitiveness, jobs/skills and social dimensions".
October 2016

Carbon Market Clubs under the Paris Climate Regime: Climate and Trade Policy Considerations

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)

Carbon markets are expected to continue to play a key role in the mitigation effort under the Paris Climate Agreement.

March 2016

China’s National Emissions Trading System: Implications for Carbon Markets and Trade

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)

China’s introduction of a national ETS, scheduled for 2017, is an important development in the expanding carbon market landscape.

25 June 2018
Partner Event

Frontiers of Research on Carbon Markets: Theory and Evidence for Policy

On 25 June 2018, the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics are hosting the Frontiers of Research on Carbon Markets: Theory and Evidence for Policy in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Misato Sato

Research Officer, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
June 2013

Linking Emission Trading Schemes: Pros and Cons

International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG)

Linking emissions trading schemes is the bottom-up approach to creating a global carbon market. It entails political compromise and a careful assessment of the trade-off between its advantages and disadvantage.

October 2012

International Trade and Green Growth

Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP), World Bank Group

This paper reviews the challenges and opportunities raised by international trade for developing countries considering a green growth strategy. A key concern is the effect of environmental policies on international competitiveness.

October 2016

Climate Change and Clean Energy in the 2030 Agenda: What Role for the Trade System?

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)

The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015, includes Sustainable Development Goals with respect to climate change (SDG 13) and to ensuring access to sustainable energy (SDG 7).

December 2015

Analyzing the Coordinated Impacts of Climate Policies for Financing Adaptation and Development Actions

Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC)
This research Analyzing the Coordinated Impacts of Climate Policies for Financing Adaptation and Development Actions investigates the effects on GDP and public budget of developed and developing countries of a coastal protection expenditure aimed to offset completely land lost to sea-level rise.

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