Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/74119 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
Nota di Lavoro No. 139.2006
Publisher: 
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milano
Abstract: 
This paper provides an initial analysis of the EU ETS based on the installation-level data for verified emissions and allowance allocations in the first trading year. Those data, released on May 15, 2006, and subsequent updates revealed that CO2 emissions were about 4% lower than the allocated allowances. The main objective of the paper is to shed light on the extent to which over-allocation and abatement have taken place in 2005. We propose a measure by which over-allocation can be judged and provide estimates of abatement based on emissions data and indicators of economic activity as well as trends in energy and carbon intensity. Finally, we discuss the insights and implications that emerge from this tentative assessment.
Subjects: 
Climate Change
Emission Trading
Allocation
Environmental Effects
JEL: 
D61
O1
Q51
Q54
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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