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Article published: The impact of the EU Emissions Trading System on low-carbon technological change
Jul 7, 2019

An article with the title The impact of the EU Emissions Trading System on low-carbon technological change: The empirical evidence, by Jordi Teixidó, Stefano F. Verde and Francesco Nicolli, has been published in the Ecological Economics journal.
Based on chapter 4 of the LIFE SIDE assessment report, the article reviews the empirical literature analysing the effects of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on low-carbon technological change. The emerging evidence is assessed, with references to both relevant economic concepts and the evolving regulation of the EU ETS through the years.
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