The economic impact of a deep decarbonisation pathway for China: a hybrid model analysis through bottom-up and top-down linking

Xin Su, Frédéric Ghersi, Fei Teng (), Gaëlle Treut and Meicong Liang
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Xin Su: Tsinghua University
Frédéric Ghersi: CIRED - Centre International de Recherche Sur L’Environnement Et Le Développement’
Fei Teng: Tsinghua University
Gaëlle Treut: CIRED - Centre International de Recherche Sur L’Environnement Et Le Développement’
Meicong Liang: Tsinghua University

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2022, vol. 27, issue 1, No 11, 37 pages

Abstract: Abstract The development of mid-century low-emission development strategies is critical to guiding national actions on long-term mitigation. One of the key concerns in developing mitigation strategies is the cost of the low-carbon transition. In this study, we estimate the macroeconomic cost of a deep decarbonisation pathway for China, by integrating an energy-systems optimisation model with an economic model through hard linking. Our results indicate that deep decarbonisation increases the energy expenses of Chinese households in the mid-run due to the higher cost of electricity. However, firms will benefit from moderate decarbonisation as a result of a reduction in coal and oil consumption. As a result, energy-efficiency improvements lead to a reduction in firms’ total energy costs, partially compensating the crowding-out effect of low-carbon investments on general productive capital. Our mitigation scenario has therefore a small macroeconomic cost compared to business as usual, equal to a lag in the growth of less than one year in 2050.

Keywords: Hybrid energy-economy model; China; Deep decarbonisation pathways; Mitigations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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