Survival of the cleanest? Evidence from a plant-level analysis of pollutant emissions in Canadian pulp and paper industry, 2005–2013

Jean-Thomas Bernard (), Jakir Hussain () and Mishaal Masud Sinha ()
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Jean-Thomas Bernard: University of Ottawa
Jakir Hussain: University of Ottawa
Mishaal Masud Sinha: University of Ottawa

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 2020, vol. 22, issue 2, No 1, 109-126

Abstract: Abstract We capitalize on access to plant-level data in examining the changes in emissions of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), and greenhouse gas (GHG) for a set of Canadian pulp and paper mills from 2005 to 2013. In particular, we investigate the roles played by changes in output, emission intensity, allocation of production among surviving plants, and plant closures. Output change is the main factor and improvement of emission intensity by surviving plants—the so-called technique effect—brings a small, yet positive contribution. However, there are no indications that market operations determining plant output and plant survival lead to lower emissions.

Keywords: Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); Total suspended solids (TSS); Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Technique effect; Pulp and paper industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s10018-019-00254-6

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