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Matthew Brander

University of Edinburgh - Business School

Professor

University of Edinburgh

29 Buccleuch Place

Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9JS

United Kingdom

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Does the purchase of voluntary renewable energy certificates lead to emission reductions? A review of studies quantifying the impact

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 30 Nov 2023 Last Revised: 15 May 2024
Lissy Langer, Matthew Brander, Shannon M. Lloyd, Dogan Keles, H. Damon Matthews and Anders Bjørn
Technical University of Denmark - Energy Economics and Modelling, University of Edinburgh - Business School, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Technical University of Denmark - Energy Economics and Modelling, Geography, Planning and Environment and Technical University of Denmark
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GHG Protocol standards, Renewable energy certificate, Emissions reduction, Renewable fuel regulation; Energy systems modelling

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Corporate Carbon Disclosure: A Critical Review

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 14 May 2023
Matthew Brander, Andreas G. F. Hoepner, Joeri Rogelj, Tushar Saini and Fabiola Schneider
University of Edinburgh - Business School, Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin and University College Dublin (UCD)
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Carbon Reporting, Climate Change, Renewable Energy Instruments, Emission Disclosures, Stakeholder Engagement, Climate-Related Disclosures

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Corporate Power Purchase Agreements and Renewable Energy Growth

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 31 Oct 2023 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2024
Jesse D. Backstrom, Michael Gillenwater, Charlie Inman and Matthew Brander
Texas State University, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission and University of Edinburgh - Business School
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Economics, Renewable Energy, Power Purchase Agreement, Public Goods, Public and Private Investment, Energy Transition

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Corporate Power Purchase Agreements: A Policy Perspective

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Feb 2024
Jesse D. Backstrom, Michael Gillenwater, Matthew Brander and Charlie Inman
Texas State University, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, University of Edinburgh - Business School and Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
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Economics, Policy, Power Purchase Agreement, Renewable Energy, Energy Transition

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Principles for Accurate Corporate GHG Inventories and Options for Market-Based Accounting – Working Paper

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 27 Dec 2022
Matthew Brander and Anders Bjørn
University of Edinburgh - Business School and Technical University of Denmark
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Discounting emissions from temporarily stored carbon creates false claims on contribution to cumulative emissions and temperature alignment

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 13 Feb 2023
Matthew Brander and Derik Broekhoff
University of Edinburgh - Business School and Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
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Tonne-year accounting, temporary carbon storage, discounting GHG emissions, permanence

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Moral Hazard and the Market-Based Method: Does Using Renewable Energy Attributes in Emissions Reporting Affect Corporate Emissions Performance?

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 27 Feb 2021
Francisco Ascui, Matthew Brander, Theodor Cojoianu and Qian (Jan) Li
University of Edinburgh Business School, University of Edinburgh - Business School, Singapore Management University and Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University
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carbon accounting, renewable energy attributes, moral hazard, market-based method, greenhouse gas emissions, scope 2

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Proposed revisions for scope 2 market-based accounting are inconsistent with value chain GHG inventory accounting

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 25 Jun 2025
Matthew Brander
University of Edinburgh - Business School
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scope 2, market-based method, mass balance, EACs, performance accounting

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From Average to Marginal: Estimating Emission Factors in Europe's Electricity Markets

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 18 Apr 2025
Matthew Brander, Adhurim Haxhimusa, Mario Liebensteiner and Luca Taschini
University of Edinburgh - Business School, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and University of Edinburgh Business School
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Average emissions factor, Carbon accounting, Load-shifting decisions, Marginal emissions factor

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Mapping the End of Coal: How Policy Strength, Ownership, Finance Shape Global Plant Retirements

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Sep 2024 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2025
Jiwon Kim, Theodor Cojoianu, Maretno A. Harjoto, Dariusz Wojcik and Matthew Brander
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Singapore Management University, Pepperdine University - Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (PGBS), National University of Singapore (NUS) and University of Edinburgh - Business School
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Coal phase out, Fossil fuels divestment, Energy transition, Transition risk, Environmental policies, Environmental Change

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Mapping the Coal Transition: How Policy Strength, Ownership, and Finance Shape Global Plant Retirements

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 28 Aug 2025
Jiwon Kim, Matthew Brander, Theodor Cojoianu, Maretno A. Harjoto and Dariusz Wojcik
University of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh - Business School, Singapore Management University, Pepperdine University - Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (PGBS) and National University of Singapore (NUS)
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Coal phase out, Fossil fuels divestment, Energy transition, Transition risk, Environmental policies, Environmental Change