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How much market do market-based instruments create? : An analysis for the case of "white" certificates

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dc.creator Langniß, Ole
dc.creator Praetorius, Barbara
dc.date 2004
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T06:58:34Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T06:58:34Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/18162
dc.identifier ppn:389380121
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/18162
dc.description In the context of economic instruments for more energy efficiency and climate protection, tradable certificates have been investigated for renewable energy and for a number of emissions. In contrast, tradable energy efficiency - or "white" - certificates have only lately been considered as a market-based tool to foster energy efficiency as compared to standards and labelling, for example. Theoretically, there is little doubt about the advantages. In practice, however, some fundamental problems arise. Critical issues are the design of an efficient artificial market for "white" certificates, its compatibility with the European emissions trading system, the identification of a suitable target group for an energy efficiency obligation and the measurement of energy savings as compared to a reference use of energy. We use the theoretical framework of Transaction Cost Economics to elaborate these issues. We conclude that transaction costs and investment specificity will restrict markets for "white" certificates in practise. Long-term contracts rather than spot trade will be the prevailing form of governance for energy efficiency investments.
dc.language eng
dc.publisher Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) Berlin
dc.relation DIW-Diskussionspapiere 425
dc.rights http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject Tradable certificates
dc.subject energy efficiency
dc.subject transaction cost
dc.subject Energiesparen
dc.subject Emissionshandel
dc.subject Klimaschutz
dc.subject Transaktionskosten
dc.subject Förderung regenerativer Energien
dc.subject Theorie
dc.subject Deutschland
dc.title How much market do market-based instruments create? : An analysis for the case of "white" certificates
dc.type doc-type:workingPaper


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