Climat : papiers de recherche moissonnés (8 avril 2016)

La stratégie climatique européenne : vers une nouvelle ambition ? / Eloi Laurent. Chap. V, in : L’économie européenne 2016. OFCE ; La découverte, 2016 (Coll. Repères) https://www.cairn.info/l-economie-europeenne-2016–9782707188854-page-63.htm

L’Union européenne (UE) est devenue au cours des années 1990 le leader écologique global prenant appui sur près de 700 textes de loi : les politiques environnementales européennes, de la régulation des produits chimiques à la protection de la biodiversité, sont souvent les plus avancées de la planète et ont une influence sur les politiques menées ailleurs sur le globe. L’engagement européen pour l’environnement…

China’s National Emissions Trading System: Implications for Carbon Markets and Trade / Jeff Swartz. Geneva : ICTSD, March 2016, 44 p. (ICTSD Series on Climate Change Architecture) http://www.ictsd.org/themes/climate-and-energy/research/china%E2%80%99s-national-emissions-trading-system-implications-for-carbon

China’s introduction of a national ETS, scheduled for 2017, is an important development in the expanding carbon market landscape. As countries move towards implementation of the recently-adopted Paris Agreement, this sends a powerful signal about China’s mitigation commitment and support for carbon markets. As the largest emitter of greenhouse gases and a key player in world trade, China’s move to a nation-wide ETS can have significant implications for the future of carbon markets around the world.

This paper explores the implications of a national ETS in China for carbon market developments globally and the potential formation of “carbon market clubs”. It examines how the presence of a Chinese ETS may affect competitiveness and carbon leakage concerns in other countries, and, related to that, the further uptake and ambition of carbon markets. The paper also discusses the design of China’s national ETS. It identifies key challenges the scheme may encounter and makes recommendations for designing and running an effective ETS that may be linked with other schemes in the future. The author further explores the potential for plurilateral carbon market clubs, both with and without China’s participation.

Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty / Stephane Hallegatte, Mook Bangalore, Laura Bonzanigo, Marianne Fay, Tamaro Kane, Ulf Narloch, Julie Rozenberg, David Treguer, and Adrien Vogt-Schilb. Washington : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank, 2016, 227 p. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/22787/9781464806735.pdf

Climate change is an acute threat to poverty reduction. This new World Bank Group Report finds that without rapid, inclusive and climate-smart development, there could be more than 100 million additional people in poverty by 2030.  At the same time, immediate emission reduction efforts and pro-poor climate mitigation policies are needed to prevent even worse long-term impacts.

Danièle Revel

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