Impacto económico del control del cambio climático en el País Vasco

Mikel González; Rob Dellink

doi:10.7201/earn.2006.12.09

Authors

Mikel González Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)
Rob Dellink Wageningen University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7201/earn.2006.12.09

Keywords:

Applied General Equilibrium, Climate change, Tradable pollution permits, Basque Country

Abstract

In this paper analyze the economic effects of CO2 emission reductions in the Basque Country (Spain) using an applied general equilibrium (AGE) model with specific attention to environment-energy-economy interactions. Environmental policy is implemented through a system of tradable pollution permits that the government auctions. The costs of different levels of CO2 abatement are discussed, focusing on the variations of macroeconomic, sectoral and environment-energy variables. Results show that the costs for achieving the Kyoto targets can remain limited if the appropriate combination of changes in fuel-mix and restructuring of the economy is induced.

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Author Biographies

Mikel González, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)

Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I.

Rob Dellink, Wageningen University

Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Environ-mental Economics and Natural Resources group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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