Climate policies with pollution externalities and learning spillovers

Paul Lehmann

No 10/2009, UFZ Discussion Papers from Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Division of Social Sciences (ÖKUS)

Abstract: Economic theory suggests that with a pollution externality and learning spillovers related to renewable energy technologies, the optimal climate policy mix includes an emissions policy and an output subsidy to the learning industry. Instead of output subsidies, feed-in tariffs are often implemented in addition to emissions policies. This paper reveals that this policy mix may theoretically provide for a first-best outcome as well. However, its efficient design may be cumbersome for regulators. An emissions tax must be below the Pigovian level and differentiate between fossil fuels. Moreover, both tax and feed-in tariff must be adapted continuously.

Keywords: Emissions tax; feed-in tariffs; policy mix; spillovers; learning by doing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D62 Q48 Q54 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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Working Paper: Climate Policies with Pollution Externalities and Learning Spillovers (2009)
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