Sectoral Policies for Climate Change Mitigation in the EU

By Nicolas Arregui, Ruo Chen, Christian H Ebeke, Jan-Martin Frie, Daniel Garcia-Macia, Dora M Iakova, Andreas Jobst, Louise Rabier, James Roaf, Anna Shabunina, Sebastian Weber

September 16, 2020

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Nicolas Arregui, Ruo Chen, Christian H Ebeke, Jan-Martin Frie, Daniel Garcia-Macia, Dora M Iakova, Andreas Jobst, Louise Rabier, James Roaf, Anna Shabunina, and Sebastian Weber. Sectoral Policies for Climate Change Mitigation in the EU, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2020) accessed December 21, 2024

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Summary

This paper discusses sectoral policies needed to achieve the ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets announced in the European Union’s Green Deal, complementing the companion paper “EU Climate Mitigation Policy”, which focuses on broader EU-level policies. With total emissions nearly a quarter below their 1990 level, the EU has made important progress, but the new goals will require much stronger policy action. Moreover, progress has varied across sectors. Emissions from power and industry have fallen by about a third, buildings by a quarter and agriculture by a fifth – while transport emissions have risen. This paper argues that this divergence reflects differences in effective carbon prices, but also cost differences among the available abatement channels, market imperfections, and policy gaps. It discusses specific sectoral policies needed to address these factors and achieve the new emissions reduction goals.

Subject: Carbon tax, Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, International organization, National accounts, Renewable energy, Taxes, Transportation

Keywords: Carbon tax, Climate change, Country list, DP, DPPP, Eastern Europe, Emission reduction, EU country, EU emission, Europe, GHG emission, Global, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy, Renewable energy, Road transport, Transportation

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129
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Departmental Paper No. 2020/014
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SPCCMEUEA
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9781513552651
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2616-5333

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