The impact of Chinese carbon emission trading scheme (ETS) on low carbon energy (LCE) investment

Energy Policy

Volumn 89, Issue , 2016, Pages 271-283

  Mo, Jian Lei ^a   Agnolucci, Paolo ^b   Jiang, Mao Rong ^a   Fan, Ying ^c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Emission trading scheme (ETS); Low carbon energy (LCE) investment; Real option; Wind power

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCE; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FLOORS; WIND POWER;

CARBON EMISSION TRADING; CHINA; EFFECT OF CARBONS; ELECTRICITY PRICES; EMISSION TRADING SCHEME; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; LOW CARBON ENERGIES; REAL OPTIONS;

INVESTMENTS;

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENT; TRADE-OFF; WIND POWER;

CHINA;

EID: 84952883216     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.12.002     Document Type: Article

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