A Dynamic Crediting Regime for Joint Implementation to Foster Innovation in the Long Term |
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Authors: | Michaelowa Axel Schmidt Holger |
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Institution: | (1) Hamburg Institute for Economic Research (HWWA), Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20347 Hamburg, Germany;(2) Faculty of Economics, University of Giessen, Licher Str. 66, 35394 Giessen, Germany |
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Abstract: | Joint Implementation is a theoretically efficient instrument of climate policy at least in the short run. This need not apply
for the long run. Joint Implementation can reduce innovation in the industrialized countries because of reduced incentives
for emission reduction. To realize short run efficiency gains and to avoid long run efficiency losses, we need a ‘strategic’
climate policy. This policy should start with full crediting of Joint Implementation allowing short-run efficiency gains which
can foster technology transfer and thus lead to ‘leapfrogging’ by developing countries. Over time, the crediting ratio should
be gradually reduced while domestic carbon taxes are raised. Experiences from the second oil shock have shown that energy-saving
innovation is positively correlated to energy prices. Both, the reduced crediting and the raising domestic carbon tax, will
therefore lead to long-run innovation. |
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Keywords: | crediting dynamic efficiency innovation Joint Implementation static efficiency |
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