Study on China's Carbon Emission Trading Market Development under the Globalization

This paper starts by describing China's carbon emissions trading market development history, reveals the existence of its development problems, then, analyzes the experience of successful establishment of the European and American national carbon emissions trading market. At last, this paper recommends for a call of unified effort to improve domestic carbon emissions trading market system.

Carbon Emission Trading System of New Zealand and Its Enlightenment for China

The design characteristics and operation results of carbon emission trading system of New Zealand was introduced in this paper. The results suggested that taking forest carbon trade as the only one supplying source of greenhouse gas emission improved the foreseeability in forest maintenance,and strengthened the effect of forestation. According to this,the author suggested that carbon emission trading market in which forest carbon trade was the only one supplying source should be cultivated in China. A compensation mechanism that industry compensated forestry should be established. A social participated,highly united,coordinated and mutual intermediated carbon trading market should be built.

Daily rolling estimation of carbon emission cost of coal-fired units considering long-cycle interactive operation simulation of carbon-electricity market

The high overlap of participants in the carbon emissions trading and electricity markets couples the operations of the two markets.The carbon emission cost(CEC)of coal-fired units becomes part of the power generation cost through market coupling.The accuracy of CEC calculation affects the clearing capacity of coal-fired units in the electric power market.Study of carbon–electricity market interaction and CEC calculations is still in its initial stages.This study analyzes the impact of carbon emissions trading and compliance on the operation of the electric power market and defines the cost transmission mode between the carbon emissions trading and electric power markets.A long-period interactive operation simulation mechanism for the carbon–electricity market is established,and operation and trading models of the carbon emissions trading market and electric power market are established.A daily rolling estimation method for the CEC of coal-fired units is proposed,along with the CEC per unit electric quantity of the coal-fired units.The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method are verified through an example simulation,and the factors influencing the CEC are analyzed.

Factors affecting the pilot trading market of carbon emissions in China

Climate change and carbon emissions are major problems which are attracting worldwide attention. China has had its pilot carbon emission trading markets in seven regions for more than 3 years. What affects carbon emission trading market in China is a big question. More attention is paid to how China promotes the carbon emission trading schemes in the whole country. This paper addresses concerns about the functioning of carbon emission trading schemes in seven pilot regions and takes the weekly data from November 25, 2013, to March 19, 2017. We employ a vector autoregressive model to study how coal price, oil price and stock index have affected the carbon price in China. The results indicate that carbon price is mainly affected by its own historical price; coal price and stock index have negative effects on carbon price, while oil price has a negative effect on carbon price during the first 3 weeks and then has a positive effect on carbon price. More regulatory attention and economic measures are needed to improve market efficiency, and the mechanisms of carbon emission trading schemes should be improved.

Carbon emission trading system of China： a linked market vs. separated markets

The Chinese government intends to upgrade its current provincial carbon emission trading pilots to a nationwide scheme by 2015. This study investigates two of scenarios： separated provincial markets and a linked inter- provincial market. The carbon abatement effects of separated and linked markets are compared using two pilot provinces of Hubei and Guangdong based on a computable general equilibrium model termed Sino- TERMCo2. Simulation results show that the linked market can improve social welfare and reduce carbon emission intensity for the nation as well as for the Hubei-Guangdong bloc compared to the separated market. However, the combined system also distributes welfare more unevenly and thus increases social inequity. On the policy ground, the current results suggest that a well-constructed, nation- wide carbon market complemented with adequate welfare transfer policies can be employed to replace the current top-down abatement target disaggregation practice.

For CO<SUB>2</SUB>Emission Trading in China, Can the Market Become a National One, Four Years after Creating Seven Local Markets?

In this paper, we assess the existing seven local pilot carbon emission trading schemes in China and analyse the factors determining whether China’s carbon market is successful in terms of handling substantial amounts of CO2 emissions rights, regulating the market and trading them at a reasonable price. The emission trading system is developing slowly in most of the participating provinces and cities. Prices tend to decline, while volumes trading slowly increase. The volatility is partially the result of regulation (the rights need to be renewed before a certain date) and partially due to government interventions in the market. Based on the assessment, recommendations are provided for China implementing a national carbon market, based on the experiences and lessons learnt from the seven local carbon emission trading schemes. Conditions for China to roll out the system and later improve the national emission trading scheme to replace the existing local emission trading schemes are formulated.

Energy and economic impacts of an international multi-regional carbon market

The establishment of a global multi-regional carbon market is considered to be a cost effective approach to facilitate global emission abatement and has been widely concerned.The ongoing planned linkage between the European Union's carbon market and a new emission trading system in Australia in 2015 would be an important attempt to the practice of building up an international carbon market across different regions.To understand the abatement effect of such a global carbon market and to study its energy and economic impact on different market participants,this article adopts a global dynamic computable general equilibrium model with a detailed representation of the interactions between energy and economic systems.Our model includes 20 economic sectors and 19 regions,and describes in detail 17 energy technologies.Bundled with fossil fuel consumptions,the emission permits are considered to be essential inputs in each of the production and consumption activities in the economic system to simulate global carbon market policies.Carbon emission permits are endogenously set in the model,and can be traded between sectors and regions.Considering the current development of the global carbon market,this study takes 2020 as the study period.Four scenarios(reference scenario,independent carbon market scenario,Europe Union(EUh-Australia scenario,and China-EU-Australia scenario) are designed to evaluate the impact of the global carbon market involving China,the EU,and Australia.We find that the carbon price in the three countries varies a lot,from $32/tCO_2 in Australia,to $17.5/tCO_2 in the EU,and to $10/tCO_2 in China.Though the relative emission reduction(3%) in China is lower than that in the EU(9%) and Australia(18%),the absolute emission reduction in China is far greater than that in the EU and Australia.When China is included in the carbon market,which already includes the EU and Australia,the prevailing global carbon price falls from $22 per ton carbon dioxide(CO_2) to $12/tCO_2,due to the relatively lower abatement cost in China.Seventy-one percent of the EU's and eighty-one percent of Australia's domestic reduction burden would be transferred to China,increasing 0.03%of the EU's and 0.06%of Australia's welfare.The emission constraint improves the energy efficiency of China's industry sector by 1.4%,reduces coal consumption by3.3%,and increases clean energy by 3.5%.

Linking China's emissions trading pilot schemes

All seven emissions trading pilots in China operate independently.One challenge facing most of them is the low inclusion thresholds for enterprises and the few total covered emissions,which negatively influences the effects of the emissions trading systems(ETSs).Some pilot sites,such as Guangdong,Hubei,Tianjin and Beijing,have indicated their willingness to link their schemes with others.ETS linking could expand scheme coverages and therefore help to reduce the overall costs of achieving the linked schemes' emissions control targets.Linking could also help to address the issues of carbon leakage and reduce price fluctuations.The potential benefits and feasibility of linking different pilot systems are analyzed in this article.The seven pilot regions are at different stages of social and economic development,with significant differences in total emissions and emissions structures as well as carbon abatement potentials and costs.Through linking,more-developed regions such as Beijing,Shanghai and Shenzhen,which are typically considered to face higher mitigation costs,will have the opportunity to achieve their emissions control targets by purchasing carbon units from less-developed regions,which will earn financial revenues from selling the units.To realize this win-win result,a series of policy and technical barriers at both the central government and pilot government levels needs to be overcome.Establishing a unified national emissions trading market would appear to be the ideal solution to these challenges,but it will take considerable time and will not be the short-term solution.In the absence of a unified national scheme,it is recommended that the central government encourage pilot schemes to link,that it develops corresponding national policies to support the linking efforts and that the pilot schemes that are intended to be linked coordinate on certain design elements.Based on the coordinating need,the major elements of an ETS can be divided into four categories:elements that need mutual recognition(cap setting and allowance allocation methods);elements that should be completely identical(compliance mechanisms,price containment measures,banking and borrowing rules,and offset mechanisms);technical elements that are preferably identical and easy to coordinate(MRV standards,technical registry standards);and elements that require no coordination(coverages and scopes).

试点碳排放权交易市场对中国工业低碳转型的作用机制研究

本文通过构建理论模型,探讨试点碳排放权交易市场影响中国工业低碳转型的作用机制,并从七个试点省份出发,选取2006—2021年的省级面板数据,运用多期双重差分法对试点碳排放权交易市场政策的环境经济效应进行分析。研究结果显示,试点碳排放权交易市场能够有效降低碳排放强度和提升工业低碳全要素生产率,从而促进中国工业的低碳转型。机制检验结果表明,试点碳排放权交易市场主要通过成本约束和结构升级途径促进工业低碳转型,而技术进步途径的作用尚未实质性显现。异质性分析结果表明,在经济发展水平和研发水平更高的地区,碳排放权交易政策对碳排放强度的降低和生产率的提升效果更加明显;而在外商投资水平更高的地区,碳排放权交易政策对低碳全要素生产率的提升效果更加明显。

不同碳减排政策交互影响下发电企业交易策略

在双碳目标和电力系统转型背景下,发电企业的交易策略会发生重要转变。基于可再生能源配额制的实施,综合考虑碳排放权市场和绿证市场,探究了发电企业参与电力市场的最优决策。首先搭建了在多政策情形下市场主体参与交易的市场架构,理清各市场中的供求关系。随后建立发电企业利润函数,以发电企业利润最大化为目标,并分别在非合作博弈和合作博弈两种情况下,建立发电企业的最优生产交易模型。最后通过算例分析检验该交易模型,为发电企业在多种政策影响下参加电力市场交易提供依据。

零碳园区研究综述及展望

园区作为国民生产、生活的重要载体,提供了大量的能源生产活动和基础服务设施,同时也成为碳排放的重要源头。园区物理界限分明,生态系统独立,运营管理权明晰,使得园区成为践行碳中和的天然试验田。首先,介绍零碳园区的典型构成,并对其净零碳能力进行分析;其次,从物理层、信息层、平台层、应用层4个层面分析零碳园区发展形态,提出园区零碳操作系统的架构;然后,对零碳园区的关键技术进行分析,从园区碳排放核算技术、园区低碳经济体系、园区低碳管控技术3个方面对零碳园区的研究现状进行总结,同时分析现有研究的不足和未来研究方向;最后,提出零碳园区研究的挑战与展望。

用能权市场和碳市场协同下火电企业配额履约策略

火电企业在用能权市场和碳市场中面临着独立配额约束,为降低履约难度、提升减排效率,对两市场协同下火电企业配额履约策略进行了研究.分析两市场的相互影响,从交易主体、配额分配、互认抵消等方面梳理市场间协同机理;构建火电企业履行双市场配额责任的系统动力学模型,探讨双重配额约束对企业的影响;对比分析无协同机制、允许配额互认和限制抵消比例3种政策情景下企业的履约策略.结果表明,双重配额约束加大了企业履约成本,未能提升其自主减排意愿,进一步建立配额互认的协同机制后,企业能够在履行义务的同时优化自身经济效益,但会引起两市场发展不平衡问题,为解决这一困境,互认比率应处于2~3.5之间,且需进一步设计抵消限制机制,确保企业按时履约和市场均衡发展,实现资源配置最优化.

碳排放权交易、数字经济与企业全要素生产率

“双碳”战略目标的提出契合高质量发展的内在需要,碳排放权交易市场是实现该目标的关键工具,2013—2014年,我国建立了首批七个试点碳交易市场,近十年以来,此项政策的减排效果已经受到广泛认可,但其对经济发展的影响依然值得探究。基于2010—2019年重污染行业A股上市公司的数据,本文以首批七个试点碳交易市场的正式启动为准自然实验,构建双重差分模型探讨该项政策对企业全要素生产率的影响,并从碳交易市场特征和数字经济发展的角度对作用机制进行分析。研究发现,碳交易政策能够显著提高企业的全要素生产率。机制分析表明,在碳交易政策对全要素生产率的作用过程中,企业数字化转型发挥了部分中介作用。此外,碳交易政策效果在非国有企业、风险承担水平高的企业中更强,并且碳市场的交易规模、流动性、数字基础设施、互联网普及率和数字普惠金融的发展都对碳交易政策效果发挥着正向调节效应,碳配额价格水平也具有一定的负向调节效应。

中国碳排放权交易机制与实践:基于微观企业股权资本成本的视角

碳排放权交易市场作为企业减排增效的重要机制,引发了资本市场投资者对企业碳排放问题的关注,进而可能影响投资者对企业的风险评估与价值判断。手工整理中国各试点碳市场的控排企业名录发现:碳排放权交易机制显著提升了控排企业的权益资本成本,主要机制为投资者碳风险关注,但该市场机制存在明显的效应边界。进一步发现,当碳市场的初始配额实施部分竞价拍卖和非履约主体交易更为活跃,产品市场竞争程度更高和企业所在城市空气污染更为严重,以及企业非财务绩效表现更好时,碳排放权交易机制对企业权益资本成本的提升作用更为明显。研究结论有助于更为全面的评估我国碳市场建设的经济后果,为该低碳环保政策的持续推广提供理论依据与经验参考。

碳减排与南北经济差距——基于量化空间模型的分析

中国于2020年联合国大会明确提出争取分别在2030年和2060年前实现碳达峰和碳中和。与此同时,中国发展经济和改善民生的任务艰巨,面临着区域经济发展分化态势明显的新情况和新问题。本文在Caliendo等(2018)构建的具有投入产出联系、人口流动的多地区、多部门一般均衡模型基础上引入二氧化碳排放,探究了碳减排对区域经济差异(包括八大经济区、南北地区经济差距)的影响,以及全国碳交易市场建立在其中的调节作用。研究结果显示,按照目前的生产率增长速度,①若不存在全国性碳交易市场,碳减排会抑制发达地区的经济发展,从而缩小南北经济差距;②碳排放交易市场的建立在通过碳价格一体化实现碳从低效率地区向高效率地区转移,从而提高碳资源配置效率的同时,也会加剧地区间的收入差距问题,南北经济差距增大。因此,在碳减排目标实现的过程中,需要同时结合中央财政转移支付手段以解决区域发展不平衡问题,缩小此过程中伴随增大的南北经济差距。

协同减排视角下我国碳税制度研究

面对实现“双碳”目标的紧迫性和艰巨性,在我国已实施碳排放权交易的背景下,有必要开征碳税以推进市场与政府的协同减排作用。征收碳税应综合考量宏观经济冲击、区域经济发展差异、不同减排政策等因素,在现有绿色税收体系下科学合理地设计碳税的税制要素,充分发挥碳税与碳排放权交易的协同作用,以保障我国“双碳”目标的实现。

我国碳排放权交易市场对企业碳减排的效应与机制研究

碳排放权交易市场是我国政府激励企业碳减排、实现绿色低碳发展的重要环境规制工具。本文基于2008—2021年中国沪深两市A股上市企业的面板数据,从企业视角研究碳排放权交易市场对碳减排的影响及传导机制。研究表明:(1)碳排放权交易市场对企业碳减排有显著的促进作用;(2)在机制检验层面,绿色技术创新和企业碳信息披露在碳排放权交易市场对企业碳减排影响中发挥了中介作用,政府的参与加强了碳排放权交易市场对企业碳减的促进作用;(3)异质性分析发现:碳排放权交易市场的实施对非国有企业的碳减排效果强于国有企业,相比于非高耗能行业,碳排放权交易市场的实施对促进高耗能行业碳减排效果更加明显。本文不仅为全国碳排放权交易市场建设提供理论参考,也为促进企业绿色低碳转型、推进碳达峰碳中和提供了政策智力支撑。

碳边境调节机制下近零碳制造体系建设研究

在国家“双碳”战略目标、欧盟碳排放交易体系改革的双重驱动下,我国制造业实施节能、减污、降碳协同增效,尽快实现低碳和零碳转型,成为关注焦点和发展亟需。本文重点探讨了欧盟碳边境调节机制(CBAM)对我国制造业的影响,基于此梳理了近零碳制造体系的概念特征,从关键技术、计量基础、市场驱动力等主要维度出发,详细阐述了近零碳制造体系的核心内容。分别从产品制造、电力供应两方面,提炼了近零碳制造体系的技术发展方向,建议形成“源网荷”碳计量系统以细化碳排放责任;借鉴国外碳市场发展经验并分析我国碳市场发展格局,在理论层面探讨了未来我国碳市场构建路径以促进近零碳制造体系发展。提出的近零碳制造体系实践方案,可为深化“双碳”背景下我国制造业高质量发展、开展CBAM背景下我国制造业低碳转型建设研究提供先导性和基础性参考。

基于生命周期评估的需求响应碳减排量评估方法

需求响应作为电网公司实现电力系统平衡的重要调节手段,可有效降低电力系统的碳排放水平。鉴于当前对需求响应的环境效益缺乏有效的量化手段,提出了一种基于生命周期评估(LCA)的需求响应碳减排量评估方法,为电网公司需求响应参与碳排放权交易市场提供理论参考。分析了需求响应碳减排量转化成中国核证自愿减排量并参与碳交易市场的可行性;提出了基于LCA的电力系统碳排放传导路径,并梳理分析了不同碳排放项目之间的关系;通过分析需求响应过程中的碳排放变化量及其带来的环境效益,提出了一种基于LCA的需求响应碳减排量评估方法。以简化的浙江省实际电网和用户负荷数据为算例,探究需求响应中不同阶段的碳减排量状况,结果表明所提方法能够有效评估需求响应过程中的碳减排量,为电力产业的低碳化发展提供借鉴。