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Area of Science:

  • Environmental economics
  • Industrial ecology
  • Materials science

Background:

  • Carbon pricing is a key policy tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
  • The efficient use of energy-intensive materials like steel is crucial for decarbonization efforts.
  • Neoclassical economic assumptions may not fully capture real-world market complexities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effectiveness of carbon pricing in promoting efficient greenhouse gas-intensive material use, specifically steel.
  • To identify and analyze economic distortions affecting carbon price transmission along supply chains.
  • To evaluate the impact of government interventions, such as carbon leakage compensation, on market incentives.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of economic distortions arising from relaxed neoclassical assumptions.
  • Examination of supply chain dynamics and imperfect competition.
  • Assessment of government policies aimed at mitigating carbon leakage.

Main Results:

  • Distortions in decision-making, competition, and government interventions impede effective carbon cost pass-through.
  • Compensation mechanisms for carbon leakage risk are identified as major barriers to efficient steel use incentives in the UK.
  • Upstream sector cost absorption, rather than pass-through, weakens downstream incentives for material efficiency.

Conclusions:

  • Carbon pricing effectiveness is compromised by various market and policy-induced distortions.
  • Policy recommendations include reinstating carbon prices downstream and removing other distortive taxes.
  • Addressing these distortions is essential for creating appropriate incentives for efficient material use and achieving climate goals.