Market Power in Emissions Trading and Renewable Energy Policy

Mari Ito, Ryuta Takashima

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Abstract

Policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, e.g., cap-and-trade (C&T) as emissions permits trading and renewable portfolio standards (RPS) as renewable energy policies, have recently been introduced in various countries. In this study, we examine market equilibria under C&T and RPS in a bi-level optimization framework. For the lower level, generation of outputs of renewable and non-renewable sectors and electricity prices are decided by maximizing their profits. For the upper level, the policy maker chooses optimal policy level in an attempt to maximize the social welfare. Our results indicate that C&T is the best scheme for both increasing social welfare and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICORES 2019 - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems
EditorsGreg H. Parlier, Federico Liberatore, Marc Demange
PublisherScience and Technology Publications, Lda
Pages429-434
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9789897583520
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event8th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems , ICORES 2019 - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 19 Feb 201921 Feb 2019

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems
ISSN (Electronic)2184-4372

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems , ICORES 2019
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Period19/02/1921/02/19

Keywords

  • Cap-and-Trade
  • Electricity Price
  • Market Power
  • Renewable Portfolio Standards
  • Social Welfare

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