Climate treaties and technological change
Number | 3112 |
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Project manager | Snorre Kverndokk |
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Client | Norges forskningsråd |
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Participants | Rolf Golombek |
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Period | 2001 - 2003 (ended) |
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Project description
In this project we will study the connections between climate policy and the development of new technologies. The project consists of 5 parts. In part 1, we will analyse whether one should reach climate goals by taxing CO2 emissions or by subsidising the development or production of new non-polluting technologies. This will be studied within a dynamic general equilibrium model. In part 2, we study the importance of endogenous technological development when the design of climate policy follows from interactions between several countries. An important part of this will be to study the general literature on endogenous technological change. Then, we will analyse the impacts the design of international treaties on climate change may have on technological development. The third part of the project considers the connection between international climate policies and the oil market. Climate goals can be achieved by economic instruments directed towards fossil fuels, but also by developing new technologies. The two strategies may have different impacts for the oil market. Different ways to achieve the goals may also impact the diffusion of environmental friendly technology differently. This will be studied in part 4. Finally, we will model endogenous technological development in the European energy market model developed by the Frisch Centre and SSB. This may among other things, give some empirical estimates on effects studied theoretically in other parts of the project.
Publications
Scientific Journal
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Aune, F. R., S. Kverndokk, L. Lindholt and K. E. Rosendahl | Profitability of fossil fuel production under different instruments in international climate policies | 2007 | Climate policy vol. 7, s. 60-72. | |
Golombek, R. and M. Hoel | Climate Policy under Technology Spillovers | 2005 | Environmental and Resource Economics Vol. 31, no. 2, 201-227 | [PDF] |
Golombek, Rolf and Michael Hoel | Unilateral Emission Reductions and Cross-Country Technology Spillovers | 2004 | Advances in Economic Analysis & Policy vol 4, no. 2, article 3 | |
Kverndokk, S., K. E. Rosendahl og T. Rutherford | Climate policies and induced technological change: Which to choose, the carrot or the stick? | 2004 | Environmental and Resource Economics 27(1): 21-41 | |
Memorandum
This series is published by the Department of Economics, University of Oslo, in cooperation with the Frisch Centre. The list below only contains those memoranda written in connection with projects at the Frisch Centre. A complete list of memoranda is found at http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-7118
Frisch Report
Other journals
Other publications