Reaping the carbon rent: Abatement and overallocation profits in the European cement industry, insights from an LMDI decomposition analysis

Frederic Branger and Philippe Quirion

Energy Economics, 2015, vol. 47, issue C, 189-205

Abstract: We analyse variations of carbon emissions in the European cement industry from 1990 to 2012, at the European level (EU 27), and at the national level for six major producers (Germany, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy and Poland). We apply a Log-Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) method, cross-referencing data from three databases: the Getting the Numbers Right (GNR) database developed by the Cement Sustainability Initiative, the European Union Transaction Log (EUTL), and the Eurostat International Trade database.

Keywords: Cement industry; LMDI; EU ETS; Abatement; Overallocation; Windfall profits; Overallocation profits; Carbon emissions; Energy efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C81 H23 Q53 Q54 Q55 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Working Paper: Reaping the Carbon Rent: Abatement and Overallocation Profits in the European Cement Industry, Insights from an LMDI Decomposition Analysis (2014)
Working Paper: Reaping the Carbon Rent: Abatement and Overallocation Profits in the European Cement industry, Insights from an LMDI Decomposition Analysis (2014)
Working Paper: Reaping the Carbon Rent: Abatement and Overallocation Profits in the European Cement industry, Insights from an LMDI Decomposition Analysis (2014)
Working Paper: Reaping the Carbon Rent: Abatement and Overallocation Profits in the European Cement Industry, Insights from an LMDI Decomposition Analysis (2014)
Working Paper: Reaping the carbon rent: Abatement and overallocation profits in the European cement industry, insights from an LMDI decomposition analysis (2014)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2014.11.008

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