Blar i Discussion Papers på forfatter "Hagem, Cathrine"
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Climate policies in a fossil fuel producing country. Demand versus supply side policies
Fæhn, Taran; Hagem, Cathrine; Lindholt, Lars; Mæland, Ståle; Rosendahl, Knut Einar (Discussion papers;747, Working paper, 2013-06)In absence of joint global action, many jurisdictions take unilateral steps to reduce carbon emissions, and the usual strategy is to restrict domestic demand for fossil fuels. The impact on global emissions of such demand ... -
Does the clean development mechanism have a viable future?
Hagem, Cathrine; Holtsmark, Bjart (Discussion Papers;577, Working paper, 2009)The developed countries can meet part of their Kyoto commitments by investing in emission-reducing projects in developing countries (the Clean Development Mechanism, CDM). Since the developing countries have so far not ... -
Efficient spatial allocation of wind power plants given environmental externalities due to turbines and grids
Grimsrud, Kristine; Hagem, Cathrine; Lind, Arne; Lindhjem, Henrik (Discussion Paper;No. 938, Working paper, 2020-08)Negative environmental externalities associated with wind power plants depend on the physical characteristics of turbine installations and associated power lines and the geographical siting. We derive analytically an ... -
Implementing the EU renewable target through green certificate markets
Aune, Finn Roar; Dalen, Hanne Marit; Hagem, Cathrine (Discussion papers;No. 630, Working paper, 2010)Abstract: The EU Parliament has agreed on a target of a 20 % share of renewables in the EU’s total energy consumption by 2020. To achieve the target, the Council has adopted mandatory differentiated national targets for ... -
Incentives for merger in a noncompetitive permit market
Hagem, Cathrine (Discussion Papers;No. 568, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: A group of small competitive permits traders facing an imperfectly competitive permit market may consider cooperation (merger) to act strategically in the permit market. It is a well-known result in the literature ... -
Internalizing negative environmental impacts from wind power production: Coasian bargaining, offsetting schemes and environmental taxes
Greaker, Mads; Hagem, Cathrine; Skulstad, Andreas (Discussion Paper;No. 994, Working paper, 2022-12)On the one hand, wind power production is necessary for decarbonizing the electricity sector. On the other hand, we risk replacing one environmental problem with other environmental problems, that is, stopping climate ... -
Mechanism design for refunding emissions payment
Hagem, Cathrine; Holtsmark, Bjart; Sterner, Thomas (Discussion papers;705, Working paper, 2012-09)We analyze two mechanism designs for refunding emission payments to polluting firms; Output Based (OB) and Expenditure Based (EB) refunding. In both instruments, emissions fees are returned to the polluting industry, ... -
Optimal location of renewable power
Bjørnebye, Henrik; Hagem, Cathrine; Lind, Arne (Discussion Papers;No. 862, Working paper, 2017-06-17)A decarbonization of the energy sector calls for large new investments in renewable energy production. When choosing the location for increased production capacity, the producer has typically limited incentives to take ... -
Policies for electrification of the car fleet in the short and long run – subsidizing electric vehicles or subsidizing charging stations?
Hagem, Cathrine; Kverndokk, Snorre; Nævdal, Eric; Rosendahl, Knut Einar (Discussion Paper;No. 980, Working paper, 2022-05)Abatement can be performed by measures that have an impact on present emissions, but no lasting effect, and by long-lived infrastructure investments. We study the optimal combination of short and long-lived options for ... -
Promoting renewables and discouraging fossil energy consumption in the European Union
Hagem, Cathrine (Discussion Papers;610, Working paper, 2010)The European Union (EU) identified some positive and negative externalities related to energy production and consumption when adopting its Renewable Energy and Climate Change Package. Given these externalities, we derive ... -
Spatial trade-offs in national landbased wind power production in times of biodiversity and climate crises
Grimsrud, Kristine; Hagem, Cathrine; Haaskjold, Kristina; Lindhjem, Henrik; Nowell, Megan (Discussion Paper;No. 992, Working paper, 2022-10)Energy generated from land-based wind power is expected to play a crucial role in the decarbonisation of the economy. With the looming biodiversity and nature crises, spatial allocation of wind power cannot, however, any ... -
Strategic investment in climate friendly technologies: the impact of permit trade
Greaker, Mads; Hagem, Cathrine (Discussion Papers;No. 615, Working paper, 2010)Abstract: Our point of departure is that a group of developed countries invest in the development of greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement technologies both at home and in developing countries. Such investments reduce the cost ... -
Supply versus demand-side policies in the presence of carbon leakage and the green paradox
Hagem, Cathrine; Storrøsten, Halvor Briseid (Discussion Papers;No. 836, Working paper, 2016-02-11)This study derives the optimal combination of consumer taxes and producer taxes when both spatial and intertemporal leakages from the free-riders are taken into account. The starting point of this paper is a climate ... -
The clean development mechanism versus international permit trading: the effect on technological change
Hagem, Cathrine (Discussion Papers;No. 521, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: The clean development mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol may induce technological change in developing countries. As an alternative to the clean development mechanism regime, developing countries may accept a ... -
The European Union's potential for strategic emissions trading in a post-Kyoto climate agreement
Eyckmans, Johan; Hagem, Cathrine (Discussion Papers;No. 530, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: The literature suggests that Russia and Ukraine may become large sellers of greenhouse gas emissions permits under the Kyoto Protocol and might exploit their market power to maximize trading profits. The EU ... -
Vehicle-to-Grid: Impacts on the electricity market and consumer cost of electric vehicles
Greaker, Mads; Hagem, Cathrine; Proost, Stef (Discussion papers;903, Working paper, 2019-04)Higher battery storage capacity in electric vehicles (EV) can potentially serve two purposes: First, the larger the capacity, the less need for inconvenient recharging during long trips. Second, the larger the capacity, ...