Warming the MATRIX: a Climate Assessment under Uncertainty and Heterogeneity

Davide Bazzana, Massimiliano Rizzati, Emanuele Ciola, Enrico Turco and Sergio Vergalli

No 334607, FEEM Working Papers from Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)

Abstract: This paper explores the potential impacts of climate change and mitigation policies on the Euro Area, considering the uncertainty and heterogeneity in both climate and economic systems. Using the MATRIX model, a multi-sector and multi-agent macroeconomic model, we simulate various climate scenarios by employing different carbon cycle models, damage functions, and marginal abatement curves found in the literature. We find that heterogeneous climate damages amplify both the magnitude and the volatility of GDP losses associated with global warming. By the end of the century, we estimate that assuming homogeneous shocks may underestimate the effects of climate change on aggregate output by up to one-third. Moreover, we find that the speed and feasibility of a low-carbon transition crucially depend on (i) the stringency of emission reduction targets, which determine the level of a carbon tax, and (ii) the rate of technological progress, which influences the shape of the abatement cost curve.

Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50
Date: 2023-05-11
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.334607

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