Policies for decarbonizing a liberalized power sector

Abstract: Given the agreed urgency of decarbonizing electricity and the need to guide decentralized private decisions, an adequate and credible carbon price appears essential. The paper models and quantifies the break-even carbon price for mature zero-carbon electricity investments. It appears an attractive alternative given the difficulty of measuring the social cost of carbon, but modelling shows it extremely sensitive to projected fuel prices, the rate of interest, and the capital cost of generation options, all of which are very uncertain. This has important implications, and justifies combining a carbon price floor with suitable long-term contracts for electricity investments.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

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Policies for decarbonizing a liberalized power sector ; volume:12 ; number:1 ; year:2018 ; extent:25
Economics / Journal articles. Journal articles ; 12, Heft 1 (2018) (gesamt 25)

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DOI
10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2018-40
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2412131014020.078755893084
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