European Economy. Economic Papers
Mark Hayden (European Commission), Paul J.J. Veenendaal (CPB Netherlands), Žiga Žarnić (European Commission)
Options for International Financing of Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries 
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(European Economy. Economic Papers. 406. March 2010.
Brussels. PDF. 38pp. Tab. Graph. Bibliogr. Free.)
KC-AI-10-406-EN-N ISBN: 978-92-79-14891-0 ISSN: 1725-3187
Summary for non-specialists [104 KB]
This paper provides a model-based analysis of the potential macro-economic impacts of different options for international financing of climate change mitigation in developing countries. The model used is the multi-region and multi-sector climate change version of the WorldScan model. Following the outcome of the UNFCCC conference in Copenhagen, it makes no specific assumptions about the future international climate regime. The analysis shows that the environmental prospects systematically improve in a transition from the Clean Development Mechanism projects towards a global carbon market, while the opposite is foreseen for the economic costs. The more of a carbon market we have when moving from the project-based CDM to sectoral crediting mechanisms and internationally linked cap-and-trade, the more finance the carbon market will channel to developing countries.
JEL classification: D58, Q40, Q50, Q51
doi:10.2765/39957