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Why have greenhouse emissions in RGGI states declined? An econometric attribution to economic, energy market, and policy factors

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Murray, Brian C., Maniloff, Peter T.·2015·Energy Economics

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  • The performance of China's regional pilot ETSs is far below that (19-24%) of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), nearing that (7-12%) of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), almost equals to that (5-7%) of the Tokyo ETS, and being superior to the California ETS.

    “This performance is far below that (19–24%) of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI),55,56 nearing that (7–12%) of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS),57,58 almost equals to that (5–7%) of the Tokyo ETS,59,60 and being superior to the California ETS.61,62”

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    The Introduction (page unavailable) reports a substantial decline in RGGI-region electricity emissions, and the Results of Simulation Exercise for Emissions Attribution attribute much of the decline to RGGI. But the paper does not give the cited 19–24% performance figure: Table 6 reports that emissions in a no-RGGI scenario would be 41.2% higher than baseline for 2009–2011. The other ETS comparisons have separate citations and are not attributed to this source. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • All of the ex-post evaluations of the EU ETS, the RGGI, and the California ETS indicate that carbon trading can facilitate low-carbon energy transition in regulated firms and regions.

    “All of the ex-post evaluations of the EU ETS,71,72 the RGGI,56,63,73 and the California ETS61,74 indicate that carbon trading can facilitate low-carbon energy transition in regulated firms and regions.”
  • RGGI participating states reduced emissions considerably stronger than non-regulated states, while the carbon price averaged only US$ 3.

    “RGGI participating states reduced their emissions considerably stronger compared to non-regulated states62,63, while the carbon price was only US$ 3 on average.”

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  1. Legrand, Marc. 2013. "The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Winners and Losers ." Columbia Journal of Environmental Law (24 April, 2013). http://www.columbiaenvironmentallaw.org/articles/the--regional--greenhouse--gas--initiative-- winners--and--losers
  2. O. Edenhofer, R. Pichs--Madruga, Y. Sokona, K. Seyboth, P. Matschoss, S. Kadner, T. Zwickel, P. Eickemeier, G. Hansen, S. Schlömer, C. von Stechow (eds)], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA

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Authors
Murray, B. C., & Maniloff, P. T.
Affiliations
  • Duke University (US)
  • Colorado School of Mines (US)
Corresponding author
Murray, Brian C.
Venue
Energy Economics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-09
Volume
51
Pages
581-589
ISSN
0140-9883 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3121455147
Cited by
134
References
22
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2
FWCI
11.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Energy Economics (publishedVersion)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
European Commission
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Renewable energy and sustainable power systems
Keywords
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, CO2 emissions, emissions trading, electricity generation, natural gas prices, economic recession, northeastern United States, climate policy

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