Carbon tax scenarios and their effects on the Irish energy sector

Valeria Di Cosmo and Marie Hyland ()

Energy Policy, 2013, vol. 59, issue C, 404-414

Abstract: In this paper we use annual time series data from 1960 to 2008 to estimate the long run price and income elasticities underlying energy demand in Ireland. The Irish economy is divided into five sectors: residential, industrial, commercial, agricultural and transport, and separate energy demand equations are estimated for all sectors. Energy demand is broken down by fuel type, and price and income elasticities are estimated for the primary fuels in the Irish fuel mix. Using the estimated price and income elasticities we forecast Irish sectoral energy demand out to 2025. The share of electricity in the Irish fuel mix is predicted to grow over time, as the share of carbon intensive fuels such as coal, oil and peat, falls. The share of electricity in total energy demand grows most in the industrial and commercial sectors, while oil remains an important fuel in the residential and transport sectors.

Keywords: Environmental tax; Energy demand; CO2 emissions distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Working Paper: Carbon Tax Scenarios and their Effects on the Irish Energy Sector (2013)
Working Paper: Carbon Tax Scenarios and their Effects on the Irish Energy Sector (2011)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.03.055

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