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on Energy Economics |
| By: | Chen, Ze; Cheng, MingDa; Zhou, Xiaohe |
| Keywords: | Health Economics and Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy, Resource/Energy Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343625 |
| By: | Chi Kong Chyong; David Newbery |
| Keywords: | Variable renewable electricity, marginal curtailment, average curtailment, levelised cost of electricity, VRE support design |
| JEL: | L94 Q28 Q42 Q48 |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:enp:wpaper:eprg2524 |
| By: | Neuwahl Frederik (European Commission - JRC); Wegener Moritz (European Commission - JRC); Salvucci Raffaele (European Commission - JRC); Jaxa-rozen Marc (European Commission - JRC); Gea Bermudez Juan (European Commission - JRC); Sikora Przemyslaw (European Commission - JRC); Rózsai Máté (European Commission - JRC) |
| Abstract: | This report portrays the POTEnCIA CETO 2025 Scenario, a deep decarbonisation pathway for the EU’s energy system. The scenario follows an energy technology perspective in close alignment with the general objectives of the European Climate Law. To model this scenario, the JRC-in-house developed POTEnCIA model has been used, allowing for an in-depth description of the individual technology projections until 2050 derived for the accompanying CETO 2025 technology reports. The report first outlines the intrinsic methodology of the POTEnCIA model and then lists key policies and data inputs considered for the development of the POTEnCIA CETO 2025 Scenario. The projected trends of supply and demand sectors of the EU energy system are visualized and analysed. The results indicate that key energy technologies like renewable energy sources, energy storage, electrification, and carbon capture, utilisation and storage, are essential for achieving the EU’s climate targets towards 2050. |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ipt:iptwpa:jrc143969 |
| By: | Konrad Adler (University of St. Gallen - School of Finance; Swiss Finance Institute); Oliver Rehbein (Vienna University of Economics and Business); Matthias Reiner (Vienna University of Economics and Business); Jing Zeng (University of Bonn; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)) |
| Abstract: | This paper proposes a simple but effective tool to measure firms' exposure to climate risk: the market. We develop a model showing that abnormal stock returns around significant climate policy events measure a firm's exposure to climate risk. Building on this theoretical foundation, we create market-based greenness measures based on abnormal returns around UN climate conferences. Our measurement of climate risk covers around 36, 000 international firms, a tenfold increase relative to existing measures. It is associated with lower present and future carbon emissions and provides explanatory power distinct from existing climate risk measures. Market-based green firms are more likely to file green patents, have lower stock-price volatility, and tend to be financially more robust. At the country level, market-based greenness is associated with lower emission intensity and a larger share of renewable energy. |
| Keywords: | greenness, green firms, climate risk, climate change |
| JEL: | G14 G32 G38 Q54 |
| Date: | 2025–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:chf:rpseri:rp25104 |
| By: | Cabana, Gabriela; Richter, Katharina |
| Abstract: | We examine the impacts arising from net-zero related extraction of metals, mineral and clean energy on indigenous rights and livelihoods in Colombia, and identify policy and social movement responses. A scoping review method combined database searches in SCOPUS, Policy Commons and Overton with a grey literature search. In total, we screened abstracts and titles of 1050 documents, assessed 95 full-text records for eligibility, and included 34 documents for final review. We identified two core themes: green dispossession and renewable energy extraction impacts in La Guajira, sub divided into cultural, socio-political and environmental impacts; and resistance strategies to green extractivism, sub-divided into self-provision as part of a popular energy transition and holistic critiques to transition narratives and plans. National social movement responses were directed towards the left-wing government of Gustavo Petro, elected in 2022. International responses focussed on the coloniality of critical raw material extraction. Two main policy responses by the Petro government aimed to expand community access to energy services and create a Just Energy Transition roadmap. We conclude that Global South calls for the Global North to reduce resource consumption are becoming more prominent. Furthermore, we found some conceptual inconsistencies in this literature based on a routinisation of case studies and an epistemic poverty of dualistic social science concepts which tend not to consider non human actors in extractivist dispossession/degradation, especially in indigenous territories. We recommend future research employ relational theoretical frameworks to develop cultural analyses of extractivist dispossession/degradation, and diversify the Colombian geographical focus beyond La Guajira. |
| Keywords: | Colombia; critical raw materials; energy transition; green extractivism; indigenous rights; just energy transition; renewable energy |
| JEL: | R14 J01 |
| Date: | 2026–03–31 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ehl:lserod:130386 |
| By: | Nico Lukas Kasparetz |
| Abstract: | Old diesel cars without modern emissions control technology substantially contribute to air pollution by emitting high amounts of fine particulate matter, which is known to be detrimental to human health. Periodic vehicle registration fees offer a potentially powerful lever to speed up the retirement of old and polluting vehicles, yet little empirical evidence exists on the matter. This paper analyzes how higher registration fees for old and polluting diesel vehicles in the Netherlands accelerate their outflow from the vehicle fleet. It leverages the staggered rollout of diesel particulate filters as factory-fitted equipment to create quasi-random variation in pollution levels across otherwise comparable diesel car models. By applying Synthetic Difference-in-Differences complemented with a hazard model, this paper establishes that the tax increase on old and polluting cars is effective at reducing their numbers, albeit at the cost of being a very regressive policy. |
| Keywords: | Vehicle Retirement, Particulate Matter Emissions, Vehicle Registration Fee, Difference-in-Differences, Survival Analysis, Policy evaluation, The Netherlands, Vehicle Taxes, Externalities, Redistributive Effects, Environmental Taxes and Subsidies |
| JEL: | H23 L62 Q52 R48 |
| Date: | 2025–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bon:boncrc:crctr224_2025_721 |
| By: | Francisco Amaral (University of Zurich - Department Finance; Swiss Finance Institute); Steffen Zetzmann (University of Mannheim) |
| Abstract: | We study how energy price shocks transmit through segmented housing markets. Using German rental listings from 2015 to 2024, we show that higher energy prices are capitalized into rents only in high-rent segments, where elastic demand pressures landlords to reduce rents for inefficient units. In low-rent segments, characterized by less elastic demand and tight markets, rents do not adjust, leaving low-income households to bear the full increase in energy bills. As a result, total housing costs for low-income households rise three times more than for high-income households when energy prices increase, amplifying existing inequality. |
| Keywords: | Housing Markets, Energy Prices, Climate Change, Inequality |
| JEL: | R31 Q41 Q54 D31 |
| Date: | 2025–09 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:chf:rpseri:rp25101 |
| By: | Aobdia, Daniel; Köchling, Gerrit; Limbach, Peter; Yoon, Aaron |
| Abstract: | This paper analyzes firms' restatements of their Scope 1 emission numbers after the Securities and Exchange Commission's request for public input on climate-related disclosure in March 2021. Using data from the Carbon Disclosure Project, we find a marked increase in the frequency and magnitude of restatements by U.S. public firms, both relative to their previous restatement levels and to those of private firms not subject to SEC oversight. Firms with independently assured emission data, board-level oversight of climate issues, high transition risk, and high institutional ownership restate less upwards but not downwards. Firms with upward revisions in response to the SEC's initiative increase investments in emission-reduction projects. The results are consistent with widespread weaknesses in firms' carbon reporting infrastructures and strategic motives to underreport. They have important implications for regulators, investors, and standard setters by highlighting the need for robust carbon reporting, and the critical role of assurance of sustainability disclosures. |
| Keywords: | Climate disclosure and its real effects, greenhouse gas emissions, emissions restatements, regulatory scrutiny, SEC oversight, assurance services |
| JEL: | M41 G38 Q56 K22 D82 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:cfrwps:333941 |
| By: | Ofori, Isaac K. |
| Abstract: | This study advances the economic development scholarship through three key contributions. First, it examines the impact of distributional energy justice (hereafter referred to as energy justice) on inclusive human development (IHDI) in Africa. Second, we investigate how climate readiness moderates the effect of energy justice on IHDI. Third, we explore whether the joint effect of energy justice and climate readiness differs across low- and high-income African countries. We make these contributions using macro data for 36 African countries from 2010 to 2020. The results reveal that energy justice promotes IHDI. The contingency analysis also demonstrates that climate readiness amplifies the positive impact of energy justice on IHDI. Notably, across the economic, social, and governance perspectives of climate readiness, the results show that the moderating effect of governance readiness is striking. Evidence from sensitivity analysis also suggests that relative to their low-income counterparts, high-income countries realise a remarkable increase in IHDI with progress in energy justice and climate readiness. These findings underscore the urgent need for investments in energy justice and climate resilience to foster inclusive human development in Africa. |
| Keywords: | Africa; Electricity access; Energy justice; Climate change readiness; Inclusive human development |
| JEL: | I15 I31 O1 O11 O55 R11 |
| Date: | 2029–10–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:126648 |
| By: | Mattia Guerini (Department of Economics and Management, University of Brescia, Italy.); Giovanni Marin (Dipartimento di Economia, Società , Politica, Università di Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy; SEEDS, Italy; FEEM,); Francesco Vona (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy; FEEM;) |
| Abstract: | We study how monetary policy shapes firm level carbon emissions. Our identification strategy exploits the European Central Bank’s July 2012 move to the zero lower bound as a plausibly exogenous easing of credit supply, combined with rich administrative and survey data on French manufacturing firms from 2000–2019. Using a difference-in-differences design with debt-to-asset ratios as exposure, we find that financially constrained firms cut emissions by about 9.4% more than unconstrained ones. This effect primarily stems from improvements in energy efficiency, lower carbon intensity of energy, and general productivity improvements associated with capital deepening that outweighed modest scale effects. Small and medium firms drive these results, while large and EU ETS regulated firms show no significant response. On average, emissions fell by 3.3% per year, summing up to 5.3 million tonnes of ð ¶ð ‘‚2 saved. Despite the smaller marginal effects, total carbon savings due to the monetary easing are comparable to the savings from the EU ETS, highlighting the untargeted nature of the policy. |
| Keywords: | Financial constraints, credit supply, firm level carbon emissions, climate policies |
| JEL: | Q52 Q48 D22 |
| Date: | 2025–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:srt:wpaper:1525 |
| By: | Alfred Nandnaba (UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne, CFE - CNRS-formation Entreprise - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, LEO - Laboratoire d'Économie d'Orleans [2022-...] - UO - Université d'Orléans - UT - Université de Tours - UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne) |
| Abstract: | This paper investigates the impact of armed conflicts on renewable energy consumption in 46 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000–2020. Understanding this relationship is crucial, as the transition to renewable energy is essential for sustainable development, yet it may be undermined by political instability and violent conflict. The study employs a dynamic spatial econometric approach to capture both spatial and temporal effects of armed conflicts on renewable energy use. Using the dynamic spatial Durbin model, the findings reveal that armed conflicts exert a significant negative influence on renewable energy consumption. The estimated impact is 18.76 % in the dynamic model, compared to 17.58 % in the non-dynamic model. Spatial spillover effects suggest that armed conflicts, through contagion and diffusion mechanisms, negatively affect renewable energy consumption in neighboring countries by approximately 14 %. Both short and long term effects are generally negative and statistically significant. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that terrorism has a more pronounced effect than other types of conflict. Additionally, the impact of armed conflicts is stronger in the Sahel region than in the rest of the sample. The paper identifies three main transmission channels through which conflict impedes renewable energy consumption: hindered economic development, increased military spending at the expense of green investment, and heightened uncertainty, which discourages investment and disrupts renewable energy production. |
| Keywords: | Armed Conflicts, Energy Transition, Dynamic Spatial Regression, Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Date: | 2025–09 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04556847 |
| By: | Heering, Jonas; Voeten, Erik |
| Abstract: | The rapid expansion of data centers has created new political challenges. Governments want to build more data centers within their borders to reap the benefits from the artificial intelligence (AI) economy and achieve their digital sovereignty agendas. However, data centers require enormous amounts of electricity and water, threaten emission-reduction targets, and often raise electricity prices. As a result, local communities increasingly mobilize against data center construction. We use a vignette and conjoint survey experiment in Germany to evaluate how publics think about the environmental, economic, and (geo)political tradeoffs that data centers entail. We find that directly priming people with digital sovereignty concerns only marginally increases support for building more data centers. Yet, support for data centers varies substantially based on characteristics that people do have strong views about: decarbonization, geopolitics, and local environmental and economic impact. Geopolitical concerns are particularly salient: people strongly favor data centers operated by German or European firms over US or Chinese operators. These effects are large even when compared to the effects of substantial electricity price increases and variation in energy sources. Our findings suggest that public opposition over data centers depends on pre-existing political cleavages and that sovereignty concerns loom large. |
| Date: | 2025–12–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:fc3pb_v1 |
| By: | Godøy, Anna; Isaksen, Elisabeth |
| Abstract: | Many governments have set ambitious climate goals that require a shift away from fossil fuel-intensive industries toward climate-neutral jobs. We use rich administrative register data to estimate green wage premiums in the presence of nonrandom sorting of workers across firms. On average, green firms pay statistically significant and economically meaningful wage premiums, consistent with a pattern of rent-sharing in high-revenue, highly innovative green firms. The premium is larger for non-college workers and those in low-skilled occupations. However, the average estimated wage premium for high-carbon firms is roughly twice as large as the green wage premium. This finding suggests that while the expansion of high-wage green firms may help mitigate the earnings losses associated with decarbonization, it is unlikely to fully offset them. |
| Keywords: | green jobs; wage premium; polluting jobs; employment; technology |
| JEL: | J31 J21 Q52 Q55 |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ehl:lserod:130458 |
| By: | Sébastien Bourdin (Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School); Arsène Perrot (GSSI - Gran Sasso Science Institute) |
| Abstract: | This study examines the persistence of CO 2 emissions across European regions through the analytical lenses of path dependence and socio-technical lock-ins. It introduces the concept of the "regional carbon trap" to account for enduring emission patterns. Drawing on data for EU NUTS-2 regions from 1990 to 2022, the analysis identifies key factors that either constrain or enable progress towards a low-carbon transition. The study proposes a novel typology distinguishing four regional trajectories: Virtuous Loop, Carbon-Intensive Trap, High-Emission Trap and Evolution Trap. The results underscore the pivotal influence of industrial specialisation, governance quality and economic diversification in shaping emission trajectories. Based on these findings, the paper formulates policy recommendations focused on targeted exnovation, economic diversification and technological leapfrogging. These recommendations stress the importance of adopting place-sensitive strategies to meet the European Union's decarbonisation objectives. |
| Keywords: | Regional disparities, Carbon lock-in, Transition, Carbon emissions, Development trap, Regional path dependence |
| Date: | 2025–11–21 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05376844 |
| By: | Minh Ha-Duong (CIRED - Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - AgroParisTech - ENPC - École nationale des ponts et chaussées - Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) |
| Abstract: | Hanoi will start banning gasoline motorcycles in July 2026, beginning in the city center and expanding to broader areas by 2030, to implement a decision formulated eight years in its 2017's masterplan. The policy aims to address severe air pollution (PM2.5 levels ten times WHO guidelines) and position Vietnam as a leader in sustainable urban transport, though achieving clean air will requires equally strong measures on coal power plants and other polluting activities. While the transition presents significant social and economic challenges-particularly for the migrant motorcycle-dependent workers-it creates opportunities for domestic manufacturers like VinFast to challenge Honda's market dominance and demonstrates Vietnam's commitment to enter a new stage of development. |
| Abstract: | Hanoï commencera à interdire les motos à essence en juillet 2026, en commençant par le centre-ville et en élargissant progressivement la zone concernée d'ici 2030, afin de mettre en œuvre une décision formulée huit ans plus tôt dans le plan directeur de 2017. Cette politique vise à lutter contre la grave pollution de l'air (niveaux de PM2.5 dix fois supérieurs aux recommandations de l'OMS) et à positionner le Vietnam comme un leader du transport urbain durable. Toutefois, l'obtention d'un air véritablement pur exigera des mesures tout aussi fortes à l'égard des centrales à charbon et d'autres activités polluantes. Si la transition pose d'importants défis sociaux et économiques — notamment pour les travailleurs migrants dépendant des motos — elle crée également des opportunités pour les fabricants nationaux comme VinFast de contester la domination de Honda sur le marché, tout en démontrant l'engagement du Vietnam à entrer dans une nouvelle phase de développement. |
| Date: | 2025–08–20 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05196014 |
| By: | Gabriele Ciminelli (Asian Development Bank); Filippo Maria D’Arcangelo (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development); Mauro Pisu (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development); Shu Tian (Asian Development Bank) |
| Abstract: | Using newly compiled cross-economy data on national climate legislation matched with mutual fund portfolio holdings, this paper finds that enshrining a climate commitment in law redirects capital toward green assets. A staggered difference-in-differences design reveals that legally binding climate commitments lead to a substantial increase in the share of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) holdings in total mutual fund assets. The effect is driven by laws setting net-zero emission reduction targets, which increase the ESG share by about 5 percentage points over 5 years. A simple back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests this corresponds to a rise in ESG mutual funds’ holdings of about 1.8% of gross domestic product. The effect, which is strongest in bond and actively managed funds, is explained by tighter mitigation policies as well as reduced policy uncertainty and reflects an expansion in both the supply of and demand for green assets, rather than asset price changes. These findings underscore the role of legally binding commitments in anchoring expectations and mobilizing climate finance. |
| Keywords: | climate laws;net-zero targets;sustainable finance;ESG investment;mutual funds;policy uncertainty;climate policy stringency |
| JEL: | G11 G15 G18 Q54 Q58 |
| Date: | 2025–12–09 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ris:adbewp:021837 |
| By: | Camacho, Samuel E.; Penn, Jerrod |
| Keywords: | Resource/Energy Economics and Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy, Research Methods/Statistical Methods |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343837 |
| By: | Tjantana Barro; Michal Marencak; Giang Nghiem |
| Abstract: | We provide novel causal evidence that macroeconomic narrative framing, whether a policy is described as a supply or demand shock, significantly shapes household beliefs. In a randomized survey experiment conducted within the Bundesbank household panel, participants received identical information about a climate policy that was framed differently across treatments. While both the supply and demand narratives lower growth expectations, we find that the supply framing increases inflation expectations, whereas the demand framing does not reduce them. This highlights that how structural policies are communicated, not just what is communicated, critically influences expectation formation. Our findings offer new insights for central bank and government communication strategies during economic transitions like the green transition or AI adoption. |
| Keywords: | climate change, expectations, survey experiments, RCT |
| JEL: | C33 D84 E31 E52 Q4 |
| Date: | 2025–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:een:camaaa:2025-69 |
| By: | Egamberdiev, Bekhzod; Khamidov, Imomjon; Abdushukurov, Jasurbek |
| Abstract: | Environmental problems negatively affect air quality, biodiversity, and socio-economic life in Central Asia. The problems have a slow, gradual, and intense nature; therefore, detecting or following changes in human experience is challenging. This manuscript uses the Life in Transition dataset to analyse climate change awareness and willingness to mitigate among populations from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Our findings confirm that public perceptions of environmental problems differ, showing the highest concern about air pollution, waste, species loss, temperature, natural disasters, and the spread of disease in Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic. However, awareness or concern about environmental problems in Tajikistan is relatively low. Although people are ready to contribute to climate change mitigation, citizens from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are less willing to contribute. From a policy point of view, understanding societal concerns about climate change and considering willingness to contribute are important to implementing the climatic policy. |
| Keywords: | environmental problems, climate change, public perception, willingness to contribute, Central Asia |
| JEL: | D70 P48 Q54 Q56 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:126690 |
| By: | Haozhou Gong (The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics); Chen Lin (The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics); Zacharias Sautner (University of Zurich - Department of Finance; Swiss Finance Institute; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)); Thomas Schmid (The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics) |
| Abstract: | Renewable energy (RE) is vital for addressing climate change, but the land use of hydro, solar, and wind plants can negatively affect biodiversity through habitat destruction. By combining spatial biodiversity data, satellite imagery, and asset-level information on 40, 911 RE plants, we develop a novel measure of RE’s biodiversity impact around the world. We find that solar plants cause the greatest negative impact overall, while hydro plants are located in the most biodiversity-sensitive areas. The biodiversity impact of RE has grown substantially over time, driven by increased land use and siting in more biodiversity-sensitive locations. The top 1% of plants and owners are responsible for the majority of the impact. We use our measure in three corporate finance applications. Publicly-listed and non-financial ownership, as well as balance-sheet financing, are each associated with siting RE projects in higher-impact locations, while private and financial ownership, as well as project finance, align with lower-impact siting choices. These results suggest that ownership structure and financing design translate into systematically different environmental footprints in project siting. |
| Keywords: | Renewable energy, Biodiversity risk, Nature risk |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:chf:rpseri:rp2598 |
| By: | Juan Benvides (Feedesarrollo); Sergio Cabrales (Fedesarrollo) |
| Abstract: | En este documento se resumen los resultados de las Notas previas de la serie, se proponen principios de política energética y sobre el papel del gas en Colombia, se diagnostican y categorizan los problemas que deben resolverse en la cadena del gas natural, y se formulan recomendaciones. |
| Keywords: | Gas; Gas Natural; Política Energética; Transición Energética; Crecimiento Económico; Política Pública; Colombia |
| JEL: | L72 L95 O13 Q41 |
| Date: | 2025–11–14 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:col:000124:021922 |
| By: | Geden, Oliver; Reisinger, Andy |
| Abstract: | Global warming is set to rise above 1.5êC by the early 2030s. Returning to 1.5êC before the end of the 21st century would not prevent all harms resulting from a period of excess temperatures, but it would reduce risks when compared to permanent warming above 1.5êC. Limiting the magnitude and duration of this period of "overshoot" to manage climate risks requires enhanced near-term mitigation efforts to ensure that warming peaks well below 2êC, followed by sustained net-negative carbon dioxide (CO2) and potentially net-negative greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. This presents new challenges to international climate policy in efforts "to keep 1.5êC alive". For frontrunners such as the European Union (EU), this will require reframing "net-zero" as a transitional stage towards net-negative GHG emissions rather than an endpoint, and developing policy instruments that are able to deliver this. |
| Keywords: | global warming, 1.5°C, net-negative greenhouse gas (GHG), European Union (EU), climate risks, international climate policy |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:swpcom:333596 |
| By: | Yitian Wang; Joaquin Vespignani; Russell Smyth |
| Abstract: | Accelerating transport electrification is vital for net-zero goals, yet remains hindered by slow, uncertain development of battery minerals. We show how non-technical risk, such as policy, regulatory, social, and geopolitical risk, inflate capital costs, delay greenfield supply, and heighten price volatility for lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, graphite, and copper. Combining Fraser Institute investment scores with reserve shares of these critical minerals, we construct dynamic, mineral-specific risk premiums, derive an optimal stockpiling rule balancing risk and storage costs and introduce a distance-to-iso-cost map comparing recycling and stockpiling strategies. Our framework suggests that in 2040 recycling-led stabilization will be the optimal strategy for mitigating non-technical risk for Japan and Korea, strategic stockpiling will be the optimal strategy for China and the United States, and mixed outcomes for Europe. The method that we propose provides a tractable and updateable toolkit for deciding optimal stockpiles and prioritising recycling where it is most cost-effective. |
| Keywords: | recycling, stockpiling, critical minerals, EV battery |
| JEL: | Q38 Q41 Q32 F51 G32 |
| Date: | 2025–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:een:camaaa:2025-70 |
| By: | Holz, Michael; Pahnke, André; Wolter, Hans-Jürgen |
| Abstract: | Eigenschaften wie z. B. hohe Flexibilität, schnelle Entscheidungsprozesse oder Langfristorientierung begünstigen die Transformationsanstrengungen mittelständischer Unternehmen. Jedoch fehlt es insbesondere dem kleineren Mittelstand oft an zeitlichen und finanziellen Mitteln, um die grüne Transformation bewältigen zu können. Um den Mittelstand nicht übermäßig zu belasten, sollte auf Ge- und Verbote sowie Berichtspflichten soweit wie möglich verzichtet werden. Stattdessen sollte der Zertifikatehandel ausgebaut werden. Um Benachteiligungen mittelständischer Unternehmen im internationalen Wettbewerb zu vermeiden, könnte (wieder) eine unentgeltliche Zuteilung der Zertifikate erfolgen. Die Übergangsphase sollte zeitlich gestreckt werden, die Kosten für die Umstellung der Energieinfrastruktur sollten weitgehend öffentlich finanziert und nicht auf mittelständische Unternehmen umgelegt werden. |
| Abstract: | Characteristics such as high flexibility, rapid decision-making processes and a long-term orientation favour the transformation efforts of Mittelstand companies. However, smaller Mittelstand companies in particular often lack the time and financial resources to cope with the green transition. In order not to place an excessive burden on Mittelstand enterprises, restrictive commands, prohibitions and reporting requirements should be avoided as far as possible. Instead, the emission trading system should be expanded. In order to avoid disadvantages for Mittelstand companies in international competition, certificates could (once again) be allocated free of charge. The transition phase should be extended, and the costs of converting the energy infrastructure should be largely financed by the public sector and not passed on to Mittelstand enterprises. |
| Keywords: | Ordnungspolitik, Mittelstandspolitik, grüne Transformation, Mittelstand, KMU, Regulatory policy, Mittelstand policy, green transition, Mittelstand enterprises, SMEs |
| JEL: | K32 Q54 Q58 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:ifmmat:333954 |
| By: | Kyung-In Hwang (Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade) |
| Abstract: | The South Korean battery industry is navigating a period of significant difficulty. Corporate performance has deteriorated sharply in the wake of the so-called “EV chasm, ” a period in which the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has slowed. Global market share is trending downward, and the United States has rolled back policies that support EV adoption even as Korean firms pursue massive investments in EV and battery production stateside. These three factors are causally interlinked.<p> First, even as overall EV demand has contracted, relative demand for cost-effective, mid-to-low-range EVs has expanded. This phenomenon has meant that Chinese-made lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batterymakers have gained market share, while demand for Korea's ternary batteries has declined. Second, the EV chasm has been most severe in Europe, where EV and battery sales plummeted in countries that rolled back their subsidy programs, with the drop occurring immediately after the policy changes took effect. EVs are still more expensive than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts, and government subsidies have been essential to bridging the price gap; the elimination or reduction of these subsidies in many countries has had a direct impact on battery demand. Third, the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in the US brought an end to the EV purchase tax credit. This too will inevitably have a negative impact on the Korean battery industry. In Europe, EV sales fell by 27 percent in Germany and three percent in France after those countries rolled back their EV subsidies; the US market is highly likely to follow a similar path. Furthermore, even the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (AMPC) — which remains in effect — will be negatively affected, because if declining sales lead Korean firms to cut production in the US, the value of their AMPC benefits will decline in sync. However, the OBBBA also made it much more difficult for Chinese firms to enter US supply chains and benefit from the AMPC, meaning a European-style loss of market share to China is unlikely.<p> To overcome this confluence of challenges and build on past successes, what measures should the Korean battery industry take? The most urgent task is undoubtedly to stimulate a recovery in the EV market by enhancing battery performance and lowering costs through technological and process innovation. This paper, however, proposes a complementary strategy: to proactively create and capture new sources of demand beyond the EV sector. Military drones and humanoid robots are prime examples. These emerging sectors share three key characteristics: they are poised to evolve into massive markets, are central arenas in the US-China technology rivalry, and, most importantly, they require high-performance batteries. Thus, they hold immense market potential for Korean companies. |
| Keywords: | batteries; battery industry; secondary batteries; energy storage systems; ESS, high-performance batteries; Korean batteries; Korean battery industry; South Korea; China; Chinese batteries; Chinese bat |
| JEL: | Q42 Q48 Q55 L65 L64 L62 |
| Date: | 2025–07–31 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ris:kietrp:021836 |
| By: | Polina Emelianova (Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI)); Pia Hoffmann-Willers (Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI)); Oliver Ruhnau (Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI)) |
| Abstract: | The international integration of electricity markets offers numerous benefits but can lead to substantial redistribution between consumers and producers, which can be politically challenging to overcome. Several European interconnector projects have recently been canceled, despite being expected to enhance welfare. This article analyzes the distributional effects of interconnector expansion and identifies policy options that help achieve Pareto improvement. We first use an analytical model to analyze trade between two electricity markets and to derive general conditions under which the asymmetric sharing of interconnector costs and rents can avoid consumer losses in the exporting country. Second, we employ a numerical model of the European power sector to assess the real-world example of the canceled Hansa PowerBridge interconnector between Germany and Sweden. For the current electricity market configuration, we find that asymmetric sharing of interconnector costs and rents is likely insufficient to compensate losses of Swedish consumers, but the additional redistribution of increased surplus by Swedish state-owned producers could achieve Pareto improvement—even under external shocks. For an alternative market configuration with a German bidding zone split, the Hansa PowerBridge is expected to become Pareto-improving without requiring additional transfers. We conclude that the asymmetric sharing of interconnector costs and rents, the redistribution of surplus from state-owned or state-backed producers, and the reconfiguration of bidding zones are important policy levers to render welfare-enhancing interconnector projects Pareto-improving. |
| Keywords: | Electricity trade; welfare effects; redistributive policy; Pareto improvement |
| JEL: | C61 D47 Q41 Q48 |
| Date: | 2025–12–08 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ris:ewikln:021835 |
| By: | Helmut Lütkepohl; Till Strohsal |
| Abstract: | We replicate a study by Känzig (American Economic Review, 111 (2021), 1092-1125), who employs structural vector autoregressive techniques to examine the impact of changes in oil supply expectations on the price of oil and other macroeconomic aggregates. Känzig identifies an oil supply news shock by constructing a proxy from OPEC announcements about their production plans. As this proxy is a controversial instrument for oil supply news, we use the non-Gaussianity of the data to identify independent structural shocks and find that one of them corresponds closely to Känzig’s oil supply news shock, implying that the proxy is not necessarily needed to obtain a shock with the same characteristics. |
| Keywords: | Structural vector autoregression, non-Gaussian shocks, proxy SVARs, instruments, shock labeling |
| JEL: | C32 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:diw:diwwpp:dp2146 |
| By: | Wang, Yuhan; Novan, Kevin |
| Keywords: | International Development, Resource/Energy Economics and Policy, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343621 |
| By: | Emre Akusta |
| Abstract: | This study analyzes OECD countries in the context of the energy trilemma index and clusters countries with similar characteristics. In the study, the k-means clustering technique is used. The optimum number of clusters was determined using the Elbow method in combination with the Silhouette Index. Moreover, all results are visualized to enhance comprehensibility. The results show that countries such as Austria, Canada, Finland, and Denmark are in the high energy trilemma group with index scores of 82.2, 82.3, 82.7, and 83.3, respectively. Countries in the high group have achieved a high level of balance between energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability. In addition, countries such as Belgium, Hungary, Australia, the Czech Republic, and Estonia are in the medium energy trilemma group with index scores of 76.4, 76.6, 77.1, 77.6, and 78.7, respectively. Countries in the medium group have made progress in balancing the dimensions of the energy trilemma but have not yet reached excellence. However, countries such as Mexico, T\"urkiye, Colombia, and Costa Rica are in the low energy trilemma group with index scores of 63.1, 64.1, 64.8, and 69.3, respectively. These low energy trilemma group countries face significant challenges in balancing energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability and need to make improvements in these areas. |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2512.00785 |
| By: | Frederik von Waldow; Heike Link |
| Abstract: | This paper analyses determinants of pass-through for Germany’s 2022 temporary fuel discount at its implementation and subsequent termination. Based on a unique dataset of fuel station characteristics and prices, we employ a two-stage Regression Discontinuity in Time (RDiT) methodology to estimate spatial pass-through variation. Our findings indicate that horizontal and vertical market structures exert an asymmetric influence on tax pass-through. Competitive pressure enhances price responsiveness to tax reductions, whereas we find the opposite pattern for the tax increase. Furthermore, independence from upstream markets is associated with lower tax pass-through, indicating the presence of double marginalization. |
| Keywords: | gasoline prices, fuel taxation, spatial competition, tax pass-through, regression discontinuity in time |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:diw:diwddc:dd116 |
| By: | Batabyal, Amitrajeet |
| Abstract: | In this paper, we develop a new way of looking at the New Delhi, India, air pollution regulation problem that pays attention to both the ecological and the economic aspects of this problem. We first construct a theoretical model of air quality in New Delhi. We then show how the dynamic and stochastic properties of air quality in New Delhi can be used to derive two criterion functions for a regulator that are ecologically meaningful. Finally, using these two criteria, we discuss a probabilistic approach to the determination of the optimal length of time during which air quality regulations are in place. In our approach, the objective of the regulator is to maintain the ecological and economic viability of air quality in New Delhi in the long-run. |
| Keywords: | Air Quality, New Delhi, Regulation, Semi-Markov Process, Uncertainty |
| JEL: | Q53 Q57 Q58 |
| Date: | 2025–02–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:126662 |
| By: | Wang, Linjie; Chavas, Jean-Paul; Li, Jian |
| Keywords: | Risk and Uncertainty, Agribusiness, Demand and Price Analysis |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343541 |
| By: | Baptista Palazzi, Rafael; Van Huellen, Sophie |
| Keywords: | Resource/Energy Economics and Policy, Demand and Price Analysis, Financial Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343668 |
| By: | Brühl, Volker |
| Abstract: | The European Green Deal (EGD) has the intention to transform the EU into a sustainable, resource efficient and competitive economy, ensuring zero net emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) by 2050. This article illustrates the complex regulatory architecture of the EGD, which is often overlooked. While each of the initiatives is reasonable, their combined impact - often reinforcing each other - could impede Europe's global competitiveness, especially in a fragile economic environment. There are some fields where a thoughtful discussion about implementation deadlines and reporting requirements could help to resolve trade-offs between environmental objectives and competitiveness. |
| Keywords: | European Green Deal, Regulatierung, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, European Green Deal, Regulation, Competitiveness |
| JEL: | A10 K20 L50 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:cfswop:333951 |
| By: | Amrita Golda (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)); Kartik Nair; Md Sarwar Ali; Ritika Verma |
| Abstract: | India's rapid technological growth has significantly increased electronic consumption, resulting in a surge in electronic waste (e-waste) generation. This working paper examines the complexities of India's e-waste supply chain, focusing on key agents involved, such as collectors, dismantlers, refurbishers, and recyclers, with an emphasis on the dominant role of informal players. The analysis is grounded in field surveys conducted in Maharashtra and Karnataka, which were chosen for their high e-waste generation, industrial ecosystems, and green technology developments. The study highlights the environmental hazards of e-waste, including toxic material leakage, while underscoring its potential for resource recovery and contributions to a circular economy. Recycling e-waste can recover critical materials like copper and rare earth elements, aiding India's clean energy transition and reducing dependency on new mining activities. This comprehensive analysis identifies supply chain challenges, proposes an incentive mechanism to improve e-waste management, and provides actionable policy recommendations to address inefficiencies. The study aims to create a more efficient, sustainable, and inclusive e-waste management framework for India by bridging the gap between informal and formal sectors. |
| Keywords: | Circular economy, E-waste management, Informal Economy, Recycling, Environmental Economics, icrier |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bdc:wpaper:429 |
| By: | Leanne Cass; Misato Sato; Aurelien Saussay |
| Abstract: | Steep declines in solar PV costs raises questions about whether, and how, to continue support. We leverage administrative microdata on the near-universe of UK domestic PV and a matched difference-in-differences design exploiting devolved UK policy to evaluate the zero-interest Home Energy Scotland loan. The loan increased household adoption even in a low solar-potential setting and shifted take-up towards smaller systems. Distributionally, gains were broad and not concentrated among high-income areas, and were relatively strong in urban and accessible rural locations, yielding a less skewed wealth distribution and geography of installations. A loan-specific marginal value of public funds shows welfare gains at modest fiscal cost via a consumption-smoothing, financing channel. Zero-interest loans can cost-effectively expand household PV while promoting equitable access. |
| Keywords: | Renewable Support Policies, Interest-free loans, Residential PV, Distributional impacts, MVPF |
| Date: | 2025–12–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cep:cepdps:dp2139 |
| By: | Louis Soumoy; Ibrahim Abada; Andreas Ehrenmann; Olivier Massol |
| Keywords: | Capacity expansion, risk aversion, risk trading, complete or incomplete risk market, coherent risk measure, financial twins |
| JEL: | D81 C72 C73 Q41 |
| Date: | 2025–03 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:enp:wpaper:eprg2525 |
| By: | Alessi Lucia (European Commission - JRC); Cojoianu Theodor F.; Cotignano Giacomo (European Commission - JRC); Hoepner Andreas G. F.; Schneider Fabiola I.; Vu Anh |
| Abstract: | The proliferation of more than 50 green taxonomies has shown the increasing interest of policymakers worldwide to foster green capital flows and counteract greenwashing. The Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Mapper (SFTM) aims to foster interoperability across taxonomies worldwide through mapping taxonomy design features as well as technical screening criteria across economic activities substantially contributing to climate or wider environmental objectives. The paper lays out the methodology adopted in the SFTM to map an initial set of 11 taxonomies. |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ipt:iptwpa:jrc144447 |
| By: | Jamasb, Tooraj (Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School); Llorca, Manuel (Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School); Rossetto, Nicolò (Florence School of Regulation (FSR), European University Institute (EUI), Italy); Schmitt, Laurent (Digital4Grids, France, and dcbel, Canada); Smilgins, Aleksandrs (Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School) |
| Abstract: | The digitalisation of the energy sector is giving rise to energy data spaces that aim to support secure, interoperable, and sovereign data sharing among stakeholders. While the focus has mainly been on technical aspects of data spaces, the economic dimensions, particularly the allocation of costs, are underexplored. This paper addresses this gap by examining principles and methods for cost allocation. We review ongoing European initiatives for energy data sharing and discuss how it can generate value while ensuring efficiency and fairness in cost allocation. We identify proportional and weighted proportional allocation rules as robust and implementable solutions. In addition, we briefly discuss governance options for fair access, data sovereignty, and economic sustainability, emphasising the complementary roles of public coordination and market mechanisms. We propose policy recommendations for a sustainable and equitable energy data ecosystem design in Europe: (i) the establishment of a single coordinating entity for a European energy data space, (ii) adoption of proportional cost allocation as default principle, (iii) distinguish between regulated and non-regulated exchanges, and (iv) incentivise early participation and data contribution. |
| Keywords: | Cost allocation; Data spaces; Economic sustainability; Energy sector; European policy. |
| JEL: | C70 D40 L90 Q40 |
| Date: | 2025–12–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:cbsnow:2025_013 |
| By: | Katharina Ledebur (Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria); Ladislav Bartuska (Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria); Klaus Friesenbichler; Peter Klimek (Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria) |
| Abstract: | The automotive industry is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the electrification of powertrains, the rise of software-defined vehicles, and the adoption of circular economy concepts. These trends are increasingly blurring the boundaries between the automotive sector and other industries. The pace of adaptation to electrification varies considerably between regions and firms. Unlike internal combustion engine (ICE) production, where mechanical capabilities dominated, competitiveness in electric vehicle (EV) production increasingly depends on expertise in electronics, batteries, and software. This study investigates whether and how firms' ability to leverage cross-industry diversification contributes to their competitive advantage in this evolving landscape. We develop a country-level product space covering all industries, and an industry-specific product space covering over 900 automotive components. This allows us to identify clusters of parts which are exported together, revealing shared manufacturing capabilities. Closeness centrality in the country-level product space, rather than simple proximity, is a strong predictor of where new comparative advantages are likely to emerge. First, we examine this relationship across all industrial sectors to establish general patterns of path dependency, diversification and capability formation. Then, we focus specifically on the electric vehicle (EV) transition. It is argued that new strengths in vehicles and aluminum products in the EU will generate 5 and 4.6 times more EV-specific strengths, respectively, than other EV-relevant sectors over the next decade. In contrast, these sectors are expected to generate only 1.6 and 4.5 new strengths, respectively, in already diversified China. A different pattern emerges when these country-level results are compared to the firm-level product space. Countries such as South Korea, China, the USA and Canada show the greatest potential for diversification into EV-related products. Established producers in the EU are likely to come under pressure. These findings suggest that the success of the automotive transformation will depend on the ability of regions to mobilize existing industrial capabilities, particularly in related sectors such as machinery and electronic equipment. |
| Keywords: | diversification, car industry, automotive, electric cars, supply chains, network, product space, regions, firms, transition, complexity |
| Date: | 2025–12–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wfo:wpaper:y:2025:i:717 |
| By: | Larsen, Mathias; Jackson, James |
| Abstract: | Climate change has become a concern for central banks, at least rhetorically. Questioning whether the banks walk the talk, a proliferating research agenda covers mandates, motives, expertise, and independence. Yet, it remains unappreciated that the only central bank with actual green monetary policies is not independent, namely, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC). Here, we explore the relation between independence and climate action through an in-depth, interview-based study of the PBoC, in comparison with the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, and the Bank of England. First, we find that Western central banks indirectly promote financial institutions to consider climate issues, whereas the PBoC, most centrally, directly intervenes through monetary policy. Second, by examining legal independence, mandates, and government influence, we find that independence constrains Western central banks, while non-independence forces the PBoC to act. From this, we discuss how the climate era requires revisiting central bank independence. |
| Keywords: | China; finance; environment; governance; state |
| JEL: | H11 |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ehl:lserod:130460 |
| By: | Fabiani Josefina (European Commission - JRC); Fernández Cruzado Ana (European Commission - JRC); De Prato Giuditta (European Commission - JRC) |
| Abstract: | This study underscores the EU's progress and challenges in the twin transition, offering insights into the EU's competitive position and potential areas for policy action. Despite twin patents filed by EU players increasing on average of 14% annually since 2009, the number of patents is still far behind those from China and the US, clear leaders in twin technologies innovations. China and the US host also most co-applicants for patent filings of EU-based players, and the study underscores potential dependencies on Chinese partnerships. |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ipt:iptwpa:jrc142637 |
| By: | Aurore Fransolet; Deborah Lambert; Thomas Bauler; Nicola Da Schio |
| Keywords: | Transition juste; Inégalités sociales-écologiques; Bruxelles; Études urbaines; Prospective |
| Date: | 2025–11–30 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ulb:ulbeco:2013/398081 |
| By: | Aurore Fransolet; Deborah Lambert; Nicola Da Schio; Thomas Bauler |
| Keywords: | Transition juste; Inégalités sociales-écologiques; Bruxelles; Études urbaines; Prospective |
| Date: | 2025–10–31 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ulb:ulbeco:2013/398075 |
| By: | Meng Yu Ngov; Pierre-Louis Vezina; Trang Thu Tran; Gaurav Nayyar |
| Abstract: | When countries subsidize the production and innovation of green goods, does it make it easier for others to join their value chains? We explore this question using Viet Nam’s solar panel industry as a case study, using firm-to-firm transaction data to map out its value chain. We find that Viet Nam imports solar parts and components at substantially lower prices from subsidizing countries: about 30% cheaper than from non-subsidizing countries and nearly 50% cheaper from China, where all key inputs are subsidized. We also find that Chinese FDI firms - which account for around 75% of exports and 50% of jobs among all solar producers - export solar panels at around 38% cheaper than other solar panel exporters in Viet Nam. Lastly, we find that local suppliers of solar panel parts and components linked to these firms experience positive productivity gains. Together, the results are consistent with subsidy spillovers that operate through cheaper intermediate inputs, transmission of cost advantage through multinational production networks, and productivity spillovers to local firms. |
| Keywords: | global value chains, green subsidies, FDI |
| JEL: | F14 F23 Q42 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:csa:wpaper:2025-14 |
| By: | Olli-Pekka Kuusela; Anupam Khajuria |
| Abstract: | Countries in the Global South face mounting economic, social, and environmental pressures due to rapid urbanization and inadequate waste and material management systems. At the same time, the global transition to clean energy has intensified competition for critical materials, raising the stakes for resource-efficient development. This paper examines how circular economy (CE) strategies can deliver both environmental and development benefits by creating jobs, improving resource productivity, and reducing waste. |
| Keywords: | Circular Economy, Recycling (Waste, etc), Sustainable development, Industrial policy, Structural transformation |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:unu:wpaper:wp-2025-104 |
| By: | Pétronille Rème-Harnay (AME-SPLOTT - Systèmes Productifs, Logistique, Organisation des Transports et Travail - Université Gustave Eiffel, AME - Département Aménagement, Mobilités et Environnement - Université Gustave Eiffel) |
| Abstract: | What role can alternatives to traditional freight transport play? The aim of this article is to analyze the role of alternatives to traditional road freight organizations. To do so, it identifies the limits of these organizations, particularly in terms of employment and energy transition. More specifically, three markets are distinguished : long-distance transport, parcel delivery services and platform delivery. For each of these markets, we have carried out qualitative field studies that enable us to identify the market structure and economic imbalances that characterize them, in order to show the consequences for delivery drivers and the energy transition. Faced with these limitations, we then analyze the initiatives created by players in these transport systems. We seek to determine what forms of production organization and business models can make economic performance, dignified work and resource conservation compatible. In the course of our investigations, we identified five alternative forms of organization: couriers cooperatives, groupings of long-distance carriers, a grouping of parcel delivery small companies, a new intermediary for large volumes and a cooperative of farmers and carriers. The article shows that none of these alternatives worked in the parcel delivery sector. On the contrary, in the long-haul and platform delivery sectors, several organizations are proving to be sustainable. Pooling resources and sharing profits seem to be interesting ways of ensuring economic performance, dignified work and energy transition. However, the widespread adoption of these initiatives still raises questions. Geographically, it is limited by the scope of deliveries, and economically, by the need to maintain a high quality of service. |
| Abstract: | L'objectif de l'article est d'analyser la place des alternatives aux organisations classiques de transports routiers de marchandises. Pour ce faire, il identifie les limites de ces organisations notamment en termes d'emploi et de travail. Nous distinguons plus précisément trois marchés, celui des transports en longue distance, celui de la messagerie et celui de la livraison pour des plateformes. Sur chacun de ces marchés, nous avons réalisé des enquêtes empiriques qui nous permettent d'identifier la structure du marché et les déséquilibres économiques qui les caractérisent pour en montrer les conséquences sur les livreurs. Face à ces limites, nous analysons ensuite les initiatives créées par des acteurs de ces systèmes de transport. Nous cherchons à déterminer quelles formes d'organisation de la production, de modèles d'entreprises, peuvent rendre compatible performance économique et travail digne. Lors de nos enquêtes, nous avons identifié plusieurs formes d'organisation alternatives : des coopératives de coursiers, des groupements de transporteurs, un nouvel intermédiaire pour les gros volumes. L'article montre qu'aucune alternative n'a fonctionné dans le secteur de la messagerie. Au contraire, dans le secteur des transports en longue distance et de la livraison de repas, plusieurs organisations se montrent pérennes. La répartition des bénéfices semblent une voie intéressante pour assurer performance économique et travail digne. Cependant la généralisation de ces initiatives pose encore question. Sur un plan géographique, elle est limitée par le périmètre de livraisons et sur le plan économique, par le maintien d'une qualité de service élevée. |
| Keywords: | groupings, pooling, cooperatives, delivery drivers, freight road transport, groupements, Transports routiers de marchandises, chauffeurs-livreurs, coopératives, mutualisations |
| Date: | 2025–12–14 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04558638 |
| By: | Leiter, Timo; Dookie, Denyse; Chan, Tiffanie; Gannon, Kate; Wang, Jodi Ann |
| Abstract: | This submission responds to a call for views on the dialogues under the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP). Specifically, it refers to the message by the Chairs of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) that the topic of the third dialogue which will be held on 22–23 May 2025 is: “Approaches to enhancing adaptation and climate resilience in the context of just transitions.” This submission aims to inform the dialogue and subsequent work on this topic under the JTWP. The submission draws on work produced across the Grantham Research Institute, including the adaptation and resilience team, the Climate Change Laws of the World project, and the Just Transition Finance Lab. |
| Keywords: | adaptation; climate resilience; climate risks; equity; financing a just transition; gender; just transition; NAP; social protection; UAE JTWP; United Arab Emirates |
| JEL: | N0 |
| Date: | 2025–08–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ehl:lserod:130521 |
| By: | Wang, Haoying; Young, Michael |
| Keywords: | Resource/Energy Economics and Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy, Land Economics/Use |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343990 |
| By: | Heck, Raphael; Hahn, Paul; Schultmann, Frank |
| Abstract: | The transition to a sustainable bioeconomy represents a crucial strategy for mitigating climate change and reducing dependence on fossil resources. Central to this strategy is the development of bio-based alternatives through innovative technologies, such as biorefineries. The success of this transition, however, depends on farmers' adoption of these technologies. The factors influencing their decision to participate or not are complex and not fully understood. This study developed and analysed an agent-based model that integrates georeferenced data on biomass availability with socio-economic factors driving farmers' willingness to participate in a biorefinery operating system. The model uses spatial and sectoral data sources to simulate farmer interactions, decision-making processes, and the formation of cooperative biorefinery operating systems in a spatially explicit environment. The results show that cooperation is a prerequisite for establishing comprehensive industrial production of bio-based platform chemicals in decentralized integrated biorefineries. Key barriers to adoption extend beyond techno-economic feasibility and include social factors that together influence a farmer's willingness to participate in novel bioeconomy value creation networks. The model also highlights a first-mover advantage for early adopters, as they have better access to the limited amount of biomass and cooperation partners. The findings of this study suggest that policy interventions should prioritize improving information flow and facilitating coordination among farmers to translate biorefinery potential into widespread practice, as these measures are expected to enhance technology adoption. |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:kitiip:333903 |