[ECON20141404]

能源经济学研讨会

【总第40期】

主题： Equity and emissions trading in China
本次能源经济学研讨会邀请到麻省理工学院的Dr. Valerie J. Karplus做学术讲演。

时间：6月4日，星期三，12:00—13:00

地点：中国人民大学明德主楼729会议室

报告摘要：

China has embarked on an ambitious pathway for establishing a national carbon market in the next five to ten years. In this study, we analyze the distributional aspects of a Chinese emissions-trading scheme from ethical, economic, and stated-preference perspectives. We focus on the role of emissions permit allocation and show that a wide range of potential allocation schemes exist, each supported by a specific equity principle. We assess the economic and distributional impacts of those allocation schemes using a computable general equilibrium model with regional detail for the Chinese economy. A survey conducted among Chinese climate-policy experts on the basis of impacts simulated using the model indicates a relative preference for allocation schemes that put less emissions-reduction burden on the western provinces, a medium burden on the central provinces, and a high burden on the eastern provinces. Most participants show strong support for allocating emissions permits based on consumption-based emissions responsibilities.
作者简介： 
Valerie J. Karplus is a Senior Lecturer in the Global Economics and Management Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Director of the Tsinghua-MIT China Energy and Climate Project (CECP). In July of 2014, Dr. Karplus will begin as assistant professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Her research focuses on resource and environmental management in firms operating in diverse national and industry contexts, with an emphasis on emerging markets and the role of policy.  Dr. Karplus is an expert on China’s energy system, including technology trends, energy system governance, and the sustainability impact of business decisions.She leads the China Energy and Climate Project at MIT, a collaborative team of researchers from the U.S. and China focused on China`s role in global energy markets and climate change mitigation. She currently teaches the spring term course Global Strategy and Organization targeted at MBAs and other MIT graduate students.

　　能源经济学研讨会（Energy Economics Seminar）由中国人民大学经济学院能源经济系定期推出，旨在为研究中国能源经济问题的学者提供一个交流的平台。 

 

联系人：宋枫（songfeng@ruc.edu.cn）  

中国人民大学 经济学院能源经济系