Environmental and economic performance of China’s ETS pilots: New evidence from an expanded synthetic control method

An emissions trading scheme (ETS) is widely regarded as a cost-effective instrument for curbing global climate change. In 2011, China, the world’s leading carbon emitter, introduced ETS pilots in seven cities/provinces. Subsequent studies have debated their effectiveness, especially in terms of thei...

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Main Authors: Hong-Xing Wen, Zi-Rui Chen, Pu-Yan Nie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Energy Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721003036