Carbon emission forensic in the energy sector: Is it worth the effort?

摘要: Abstract Climate policy has mostly focused on regulating power suppliers. There is a growing interest in exploring emissions from the demand side by incentivizing consumers to reduce their energy consumptions, or purchase cleaner sources through tracking carbon content of flow transmission network. This paper analyzes market outcomes under two approaches: producer-based and demand-based taxes. We formulate each approach as equilibrium model. For consumer-based approach, analysis assumes that utility, procuring electricity behalf consumers, subject tax. producers are tax, therefore, pay for emissions. show approaches equivalent when program's coverage complete. However, incomplete, tax less effective pricing owing fact sales unregulated regions not Given transaction cost implementing likely be high, benefit flows order estimate footprint might justified even with full program.