A literature review of economic studies on carbon pricing and Australian wholesale electricity markets

Energy Policy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 217-224

  Nelson, Tim ^a   Kelley, Simon ^a   Orton, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon tax; Electricity prices; Emissions trading

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGES; AUSTRALIA; CARBON PRICE; CARBON PRICING; CARBON TAXES; CLEAN ENERGY; ECONOMIC STUDY; ELECTRICITY MARKET; ELECTRICITY PRICES; EMISSIONS TRADING; EUROPEAN UNION EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEMES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MODELLING STUDIES; POLICY MAKERS; POSTERIORI ESTIMATION; SIMPLE APPROACH; WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS;

COMMERCE; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICITY; EMISSION CONTROL; ESTIMATION; GAS EMISSIONS;

CARBON;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; POLLUTION TAX;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84865580427     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.075     Document Type: Article

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