Stringency and Distribution in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme - The 2005 Evidence

Kettner, Claudia; Köppl, Angela; Schleicher, Stefan P.; Thenius, Gregor

doi:10.2139/ssrn.968418

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Stringency and Distribution in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme - The 2005 Evidence

FEEM Working Paper No. 22.2007

54 Pages Posted: 13 Mar 2007

See all articles by Claudia Kettner

Angela Köppl

Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)

Gregor Thenius

Austrian Institute of Economic Research

Date Written: February 2007

Abstract

With the release of the verified emissions for installations covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for the first trading year 2005 we are able to compare actual emissions and allowances for each installation. Based on data available for 24 Member States as of January 2007, this paper uses a thorough data analysis for about 9,900 installations to investigate evidence on three issues: first, the stringency of the total allocation cap and allocation differences both among the Member States and a selection of emission intensive sectors; second, the distribution of the size of installations; and third, the spread of allocation discrepancies and possible allocation biases regarding the size of installations.

Keywords: Emission Trading, EU Emissions Trading Scheme, Climate Policy

JEL Classification: D61, O1, Q51, Q54

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Kettner, Claudia and Köppl, Angela and Schleicher, Stefan P. and Thenius, Gregor, Stringency and Distribution in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme - The 2005 Evidence (February 2007). FEEM Working Paper No. 22.2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=968418 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.968418