Derisking the low-carbon transition: investors’ reaction to climate policies, decarbonization and distributive effects

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Monasterolo ◽  
Nepomuk Dunz ◽  
Andrea Mazzocchetti ◽  
Régis Gourdel
Keyword(s):  
Low Carbon ◽  
Climate Policies

scholarly journals It starts at home? Climate policies targeting household consumption and behavioral decisions are key to low-carbon futures

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 144-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghislain Dubois ◽  
Benjamin Sovacool ◽  
Carlo Aall ◽  
Maria Nilsson ◽  
Carine Barbier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Household Consumption ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals WOULD CLIMATE POLICY IMPROVE THE EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY?

2015 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 1550008 ◽  
Author(s):  
CÉLINE GUIVARCH ◽  
STÉPHANIE MONJON ◽  
JULIE ROZENBERG ◽  
ADRIEN VOGT-SCHILB
Keyword(s):  
Climate Policy ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
Dimension Analysis ◽  
Uncertainty Space ◽  
The Many ◽  
Low Carbon Technologies ◽  
The Impact

Energy security improvement is often presented as a co-benefit of climate policies. This paper evaluates this claim. It investigates whether climate policy would improve energy security, while accounting for the difficulties entailed by the many-faceted nature of the concept and the large uncertainties on the determinants of future energy systems. A multi-dimension analysis grid is used to capture the energy security concept, and a database of scenarios allows us to explore the uncertainty space. The results, focusing on Europe, reveal there is no unequivocal effect of climate policy on all the perspectives of energy security. Moreover, time significantly matters: the impact of climate policies is mixed in the short term and globally good in the medium term. In the long term, there is a risk of degradation of the energy security. Lastly, we examine the robustness of our results to uncertainties on drivers of economic growth, availability of fossil fuels and the potentials and low-carbon technologies, and find that they are sensitive mainly to fossil fuels availability, low carbon technologies in the energy sector and improvements in energy efficiency.

Building Blocks for a Low-Carbon Economy: Catalytic Policy and Infrastructure for Decarbonizing the United States by 2050

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devashree Saha ◽  
Greg Carlock ◽  
Rajat Shrestha ◽  
John Feldmann ◽  
Haley Leslie-Bole
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
The United States ◽  
Emissions Reduction ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
Net Zero

This working paper identifies key climate policies and investments and estimates their emissions-reduction potential and associated costs, which can enable the United States to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50–52% compared to 2005 levels by 2030 and reach net-zero GHG emissions by midcentury, the goals set by the Biden administration.

scholarly journals Interaction of consumer preferences and climate policies in the global transition to low-carbon vehicles

Nature Energy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 664-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. McCollum ◽  
Charlie Wilson ◽  
Michela Bevione ◽  
Samuel Carrara ◽  
Oreane Y. Edelenbosch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
Global Transition

scholarly journals Anthropogenic Drivers of Mangrove Loss and Associated Carbon Emissions in South Sumatra, Indonesia

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Syaiful Eddy ◽  
Noril Milantara ◽  
Sigit D. Sasmito ◽  
Tadashi Kajita ◽  
Mohammad Basyuni
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Coastal Forest ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Land Clearing ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
Nationally Determined Contributions

The Air Telang Protected Forest (ATPF) is one of the most dynamic and essential coastal forest landscapes in South Sumatra, Indonesia, because of its location between multiple river outlets, including the Musi catchment—Sumatra’s largest and most dense lowland catchment area. While most ATPF areas are covered by mangroves, these areas have been experiencing severe anthropogenic-driven degradation and conversion. This study aims to evaluate land cover changes and associated carbon emissions in the ATPF over a 35-year period (1985–2020) by utilizing the available Landsat and Sentinel imagery from 1985, 2000, and 2020. Throughout the analysis period, we observed 63% (from 10,886 to 4059 ha) primary and secondary forest loss due to land use change. We identified three primary anthropogenic activities driving these losses, namely, land clearing for plantations and agriculture (3693 ha), coconut plantations (3315 ha), aquaculture (245 ha). We estimated that the largest carbon emissions were caused by coconut plantation conversion, with total carbon emissions of approximately 14.14 Mt CO2-eq. These amounts were almost 4 and 21 times higher than emissions from land clearing and aquaculture, respectively, as substantial soil carbon loss occurs once mangroves get transformed into coconut plantations. While coconut plantation expansion on mangroves could generate significant carbon stock losses and cleared forests become the primary candidate for restoration, our dataset could be useful for future land-based emission reduction policy intervention at a subnational level. Ultimately, our findings have direct implications for current national climate policies, through low carbon development strategies and emission reductions from the land use sector for 2030, as outlined in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

Pathways for Decarbonizing India’s Energy Future: Scenario Analysis Using the India Energy Policy Simulator

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepthi Swamy ◽  
Apurba Mitra ◽  
Varun Agarwal ◽  
Megan Mahajan ◽  
Robbie Orvis
Keyword(s):  
Energy Policy ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Effective Policy ◽  
Open Source Systems

This working paper explores two climate policy packages or scenarios for India corresponding to differing medium- and long-term decarbonization objectives using the India Energy Policy Simulator (EPS), an open-source, systems dynamics model. The analysis enables the identification of cost-effective policy options across different economic sectors and timeframes for low- carbon development in India, as well as potential trade-offs and co-benefits between climate policies and development priorities.

Climate Change Actions and Just Transition

2018 ◽  
Vol 06 (04) ◽  
pp. 1850024
Author(s):  
Ying ZHANG ◽  
Mou WANG
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Job Skills ◽  
Energy Structure ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Climate Change Policies ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
Response Measures ◽  
Green Investment ◽  
The Impact

This paper elaborates the progress of the studies and negotiations on a just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent and quality jobs, in the context of implementing response measures under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Just transition in essence deals with the employment issues, thus the impact of climate change policies on employment should be understood in the first place. Low-carbon development refers to a development path to low-carbon economic growth by phasing out fossil fuels, with the objective of achieving sustainable development while fighting climate change. Adjustments in the industry structure and energy structure will not only have an impact on the employment scale and structure but also generate new demand for job skills. In order to achieve just transition in implementing climate policies, China should promote targeted research, create more low-carbon jobs by increasing green investment, and pay special attention to people who lose their jobs due to the implementation of climate policies and keep them from falling into poverty.

scholarly journals Changes in Climate Policies and Financial Strategies of Their Implementation in the EU and Russia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 11-28
Author(s):  
Igor A. Yakovlev ◽  
◽  
Lyudmila S. Kabir ◽  
Svetlana I. Nikulina ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Policy ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Climate Finance ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Climate Risks ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
Financial Strategies ◽  
The Eu

The relevance of the research topic is determined by the need to respond to increased climate risks, which makes countries develop climate policies that can effectively meet sustainable development challenges and protect national economic interests. The transformation of climate policy causes the need to shift capital flows from “brown” economy sectors to “green” ones and integrate environmental factors into the process of making financial and investment decisions. At present, the EU is actively developing a climate finance system which will have an impact on the Russian economy. The article is aimed at outlining the changes in climate policies and financial strategies in the EU and Russia, influenced by the global climate agenda. It analyses the volumes and sources of climate finance mobilized by the EU, as well as regional support instruments in the transition period. The article determines the current changes in the Russian Federation’s climate policy. As a result of the research, the authors have come to the following conclusions. The EU is a vivid example of the fact that countries have long moved from climate change debates to the implementation of specific measures. The Russian Federation lags far behind the EU in terms of both mobilizing financial resources to ensure the transition to a low-carbon economy, and developing proven emission control instruments which help to stimulate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and fulfill the obligations under the Paris Agreement.

Economic, Trade and Employment Implications from EVs Deployment and Policies to Support Domestic Battery Manufacturing in the EU

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kostas Fragkiadakis ◽  
Ioannis Charalampidis ◽  
Panagiotis Fragkos ◽  
Leonidas Paroussos
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
The Eu

The decarbonization of the energy system requires the adoption of a mix of zero or low carbon intensive technological options, which depends on their cost-effectiveness, their potential to reduce emissions and on social acceptance issues. Transport electrification combined with renewable energy sources (RES) deployment in power generation is a key decarbonization option assessed in many recent studies that focus on national or international climate policies. The penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) together with a gradual retirement of conventional oil-fuelled vehicles implies that a new ‘trade ecosystem’ will be created characterized by different features (move from OPEX to CAPEX) and supply chains. A key component of the EVs are the Lithium-Ion batteries, the manufacturing of which is employment intensive and constitutes an essential element of the EVs that can act as a driver for establishing comparative advantages and increasing EV market shares. Our study focuses on the size of the EV market that can be established within ambitious global and EU decarbonization scenarios and investigates the economic, trade and employment implications considering the production chain of EVs (i.e., the regional production of batteries and vehicles). We use the large-scale global GEM-E3-FIT model to capture the trade dynamics of decarbonization scenarios. We find that under ambitious climate policies, the global size of the clean energy technologies will be US$44 trillion cumulatively over the 2020–2050 period. 44per cent of the market relates to EVs, which will mostly be produced outside EU. For the EU to capture a significant segment of the EV value chain, it needs to increase clean energy R&D and associated supportive policies so as to boost the domestic capacity to produce competitively batteries. JEL: F11, F13, F16, F18, F62, F68

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