EUA and sCER phase II price drivers: Unveiling the reasons for the existence of the EUA-sCER spread

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1056-1069

  Mansanet Bataller, Maria ^a,b,c   Chevallier, Julien ^d   Hervé Mignucci, Morgan ^c,e   Alberola, Emilie ^c,f  

^a Climate Economics Chair (CEC)   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c CDC Climat Research   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^e Climate Policy Initiative   (Italy)

^f HEC PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Arbitrage; Emissions markets; EUA sCER spread

Indexed keywords

ARBITRAGE; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; EMISSIONS MARKETS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; EU EMISSIONS; EU EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME; EUA-SCER SPREAD; KYOTO PROTOCOL; MARKET MICROSTRUCTURES; PHASE II; PRICE DIFFERENCE;

COSTS; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; INTERNATIONAL LAW;

COMMERCE;

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; COMPLIANCE; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EUROPE;

EID: 79952068958     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.10.047     Document Type: Article

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