 Reducing Brazilian greenhouse gas emissions: scenario simulations of targets and policiesKênia de Souza (), Luiz Carlos de Santana Ribeiro and Fernando Perobelli Economic Systems Research, 2016, vol. 28, issue 4, 482-496 Abstract: This paper aims to evaluate the economic impacts of greenhouse gas emission reduction on the Brazilian economy. To this end, we developed an integrated input–output linear programming model for 2009 using the Supply and Use Tables and emissions data of the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology and Innovation. We simulated emissions targets for various potential scenarios in which the adopted policy design took account of sectoral composition in terms of emissions and available production technology. The results were directly affected by the high level of livestock emissions, counterbalancing this sector’s economic importance for Brazil. In the short term, sectoral emissions targets associated with taxation policy or emission permits could be developed in order to create private incentives to mitigate emissions. In this sense, the results also show that different sectoral targets may be able to balance environmental benefits with the possible economic losses incurred by such policies. Date: 2016 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:ecsysr:v:28:y:2016:i:4:p:482-496 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/09535314.2016.1230093 Access Statistics for this article Economic Systems Research is currently edited by Bart Los and Manfred Lenzen More articles in Economic Systems Research from Taylor & Francis Journals |
Is your work missing from RePEc? Here is how to contribute.
Questions or problems? Check the EconPapers FAQ or send mail to .
EconPapers is hosted by the
School of Business at Örebro University.