Greenhouse Gas Emission Permit Trading with Different Uncertainties in Emission Sources
Publication: Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 134, Issue 2
Abstract
The paper considers high and differentiated uncertainties associated with greenhouse gas inventories in the context of compliance evaluation in an emission trading program. One common approach adopted in the literature is to discount tradable permits for uncertainty. Following this general idea, we derive exact rules for markets using such permits—we call them effective permits. First, permit allocation to each market participant is adjusted based on the inventory uncertainty and the acceptable risk of noncompliance. Second, original emission permits are recalculated into effective permits, reflecting individual inventory uncertainty and the risk of noncompliance as well. We then illustrate emission adjustments and effective permits to two trading schemes. Since the derived market rules assume nonstochastic distribution of uncertainty, we also discuss the choice of the risk level, which accounts for stochastic uncertainty distribution.
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Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 134 • Issue 2 • June 2008
Pages: 47 - 52
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© 2008 ASCE.
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Received: Apr 30, 2007
Accepted: Feb 22, 2008
Published online: Jun 1, 2008
Published in print: Jun 2008
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