碳排放权交易市场的环境治理局限——从《金钱不能买什么》谈起

Limitations of Environmental Governance in the Carbon Emissions Trading Market——Start with WHAT MONEY CAN’T BUY

全球气候变暖问题已成为人类面临的最严峻挑战,减排降碳成为各国的广泛共识。各国对碳排放规制的方式经历了从命令控制型规制措施向市场激励型减排机制的变迁。《金钱不能买什么》一书揭示了市场的道德局限,为审视碳排放权交易市场提供另一种思考的视角。通过分析碳排放权交易市场的局限性,可以看出,碳排放权交易市场所表现出的功利主义倾向以及成本收益计算的导向,极有可能招致环境利益和环境风险分配不平等的后果,同时还会影响良性竞争市场的建立。过分信奉碳排放权交易市场也将会腐蚀在环境问题上展开全球合作所必需的共同牺牲精神。因此,需警惕市场陷阱,不能过分依赖碳排放权交易市场,还需多种机制共同发挥作用。

The problem of global warming has become the most serious challenge faced by mankind,and reducing emissions and cutting carbon have become the broad consensus of all countries.The mode of carbon emission regulation has changed from command-and-control regulation to market-incentive mechanism.WHAT MONEY CAN’T BUY reveals the moral limits of the market and offers another view to think about the carbon emission trading market.By analyzing the limitations of the market,the utilitarianism tendency and cost-benefit orientation of the carbon emission trading market are very likely to lead to unequal distribution of environmental benefits and environmental risks,and also affect the establishment of a healthy competitive market.Too much faith in carbon markets will also erode the spirit of shared sacrifice necessary for global co-operation on environmental issues.Therefore,we should be alert to the market trap,can not rely too much on carbon emissions trading market,and need a variety of mechanisms to play a role together.