An Assessment of Carbon Taxation by Input–Output Analysis: Upstream or Downstream?

Ayu Washizu () and Satoshi Nakano
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Ayu Washizu: Waseda University
Satoshi Nakano: Nihon Fukushi University

Chapter Chapter 9 in Carbon Pricing in Japan, 2021, pp 151-179 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract To analyze the ripple effects of CO2 emissions from the introduction of renewable energyRenewable energy power plants, this study developed input–output tablesInput-output table for analysis of next-generation energy systems (IONGES). The results revealed that the environmental benefits obtained from investing in power plants of the same capacity vary significantly depending on the type of renewable energyRenewable energy. Using the IONGES, under assumptions of three carbon taxation methods (upstream, midstream, and downstream), we calculated the taxable CO2 emissionsTaxable CO2 emissions induced when producing each good or service and estimated the carbon tax burden associated with the final demand. We found that, in the upstream method, the taxation effects of one unit of carbon tax is concentrated in energy goods such as coal products and petroleum basic, while the effects are relatively dispersed in the downstream taxation methodDownstream taxation method. If renewable energyRenewable energy is added to the government target level in 2030, taxable CO2 emissionsTaxable CO2 emissions will decrease by 12–13.3%. Compared with the upstream taxation methodUpstream taxation method, in the midstream and downstream methods, the CO2 emissions induced by each final demand are distributed more evenly across various goods and services. Compared to the downstream taxation methodDownstream taxation method, upstream taxation leads to higher CO2 emissions from exports, but lower CO2 emissions from household consumption. This is because energy-intensive industries such as machinery have high export ratios. We analyzed which expenditure categories contribute to the carbon tax burden associated with household consumption. In the case of upstream taxation, households mainly focus on reducing electricity consumption; in the case of downstream taxation, households reduce consumption of various energy-intensive goods and services.

Keywords: Input–output table for analysis of next generation energy system (IONGES); Renewable energy; Structural CO2 emissions; Upstream taxation method; Midstream taxation method; Downstream taxation method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-6964-7_9

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