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GTAP-E. Incorporating Energy Substitution into the GTAP Model. Introduction to GTAP-E. Why do we care about representing CO2 in a CGE? CO2 emissions are “well-mixed” gases creating a global problem.
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GTAP-E Incorporating Energy Substitution into the GTAP Model
Introduction to GTAP-E • Why do we care about representing CO2 in a CGE? • CO2 emissions are “well-mixed” gases creating a global problem. • Reducing CO2 will have region and sector specific economic impacts because of the increasing cost of energy. • Economic effects of reductions will be felt to various extent world wide no matter who reduces emissions. • CGE modeling useful in breaking out complex interactions between countries and sectors emitting CO2 emissions.
Introduction to GTAP-E • Two major types of instruments: Tax and Cap-and-Trade • Trade off between unilateral vs. international trading system.
Output Output Value Added Intermediate goods(energy, non-energy) Value Added Intermediate goods(non-energy) Skilled Lab. Unskilled Lab. Capital-Energy Land Nat. Resources Skilled Lab. Unskilled Lab. Capital Land Nat. Resources Energy Capital Non-Electricity Electricity GTAP Coal Non-Coal Oil Gas Petroleum prods GTAP-E Production Structure: GTAP-E = GTAP + energy substitution (inter-KE and inter-fuel)
Macro relationships in GTAP-E (USA) sVA > sKE -0.64 +9.5 -1.0 -0.64 +0.02 +0.12 -0.04 +0.19 +0.01
-0.08 +0.11 +0.02 +0.21 Macro relationships in GTAP-E (USA) 0 0 0 -0.04 -0.04 0 -1.0 -0.04 -0.08 +0.11 +0.22 -1.1
Macro relationships in GTAP-E (USA) -0.03 -0.03 -0.04 0.12 +0.08 -$2225 -$2955 +$742
US$30 tax per tonne Impacts: Total carbon emissions, in M tons of C, fall by 13.5%; why? Use of the different energy sources: Demand for composite non-electric goods (coal + non-coal)
Especially so for the energy sources that are more carbon emitting (re: Demand for intermediate inputs by sector)
Why the fall in demand? PricesAverage percentage changes in industry prices for composite commodities
Allocation effect decomposition (I) • Largest allocation effect for firms • Main private household loss from oil products • Oil only used for oil products production
Allocation effect decomposition (II) • Loss of coal tax revenues mainly due to less coal use in electricity production • Loss of gas tax revenues more spread • Oil products mainly used by oth_ind_ser
Terms of trade decomposition • Oil prices drop compared to composite world trade price index and US is net importer • Export price of En_int_ind rises compared to world price • Export price of Oth_ind_ser drops compared to world price
Sim 30USD/t on US • Impacts: • Total carbon emissions, in M tons of C, fall by 13.5%; • Use of the different energy sources: • Demand for composite non-electric goods (coal + non-coal)
New Parameter File Sim 1A. Change Elasticity
Main Results Sim 1A. Change Elasticity
Sim 1B. 30USD/t on US • Fixing the Trade Balance • The trade balance for the regions, except for one are fixed (made exogenous). • The savings slack for the previously omitted region is made exogenous.
Sim 1B. 30USD/t on US Fixing the Trade Balance
Sim 1B. 30USD/t on US • Fixing the Trade Balance • PExport is the major change in the TOT effect with the largest results coming from • Energy-intensive industries • Other industries
Sim 2. Tax by Regions • Impose a USD 30 tax on CO2 emissions in each region (EU, USA, Japan) individually. • Each row is a different scenario, with the tax imposed in the country shown in the first column.
Sim 2. Tax by Regions Total change in CO2 emissions, M. tons and % in the taxed region - The effect on world CO2 emissions is the greatest with a US tax. Output is already more energy efficient in the EU and Japan.
Sim 2. Tax by Regions - The per capita effect of the tax on EV is considerably larger in the EU (-30 $) and Japan (-35 $) than in the USA (-8 $). Most of the change in EV arises from allocation (especially in the USA), the rest mainly from TOT (>0 in EU, USA; <0 in Japan). Change in GDP quantity index, %
Change in value added, % - Output of energy commodities declines in the region that introduces the tax. - Generally, labour productivity increases. Exceptions to this are Electricity, En_int_ind and CGDS. Full employment…? Sim 2. Tax by Regions
Change in the terms of trade, % - The TOT changes are large in the other five regions. There, change in EV arises more from TOT than from allocation. - Imposing a USD 30 tax in all three regions at the same time, is almost equal to the sum of the above individual results. Sim 2. Tax by Regions
Case: Unilateral Carbon Tax in Japan • Conclusions • Relationship between the scale of carbon tax and reduction of CO2 emissions in Japan is determined by the following relation: gco2t=-5,23*%change rctax**(-0.09); • Scale of carbon tax and change in value of GDP has almost a linear relationship;
Case: Unilateral Carbon Tax in Japan • Conclusions • Terms of trade of Japan and net energy exporters (EEx) tend to deteriorate simultaneously at tax rates up to US$30, while it improves in other regions. However, terms of trade tends to deteriorate more for Japan than EEx at higher taxes above US$30 per ton of carbon emission. - As Japan has to reduce its total CO2 emissions by more than 14% by 2012 compared to its 1990 level, it is necessary to introduce at least US$30 per ton of C emissions.
Conclusion • Our policy instruments are a uniform tax and an emissions trading system. Which is more efficiency? • A worldwide emission trading system would contribute to a reduction in the economic costs for the countries. • We can achieve a larger cut in emissions with a smaller decline in GDP and per capita welfare (EV) by imposing a CO2 tax in the United States than with an equivalent lump-sum tax in either the EU or Japan.
Future research section • Allowing energy substitution in GTAP is important to reflect agents’ reaction in a context where carbon taxes are used to reduce CO2 emissions. • Developing countries may not agree in this approach because it imposes a large constraint on their economy. Future goals for greenhouse gas reductions should therefore vary between the regions, in order to reflect the share of world emissions.