Does the EU ETS cause carbon leakage in European manufacturing?

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Year: 2019
Volume: 93
Issue: C
Pages: 125-147

Authors (2)

Naegele, Helene (not in RePEc) Zaklan, Aleksandar (Universität Rostock)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Carbon leakage is of interest in both academic and policy debates about the effectiveness of unilateral climate policy, especially in Europe, where the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) affects many traded sectors. We review how the literature identifies leakage and the pollution haven effect. We then evaluate whether EU ETS emission costs caused carbon leakage in European manufacturing, using trade flows in embodied carbon and value from the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP). We find no evidence that the EU ETS caused carbon leakage.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeeman:v:93:y:2019:i:c:p:125-147
Journal Field
Environment
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29