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National and sub-national governments have pursued dual-paths to
reduce GHG emissions to mitigate climate change. States have carbon pricing
schemes and non-market-based policies such as renewable energy mandates, vehicle,
building, and appliance standards, tax credits and subsidies for low-carbon
energy. However, what is the possible interactive effect between market and
non-market-based ... read morepolicies? This thesis attempts to answer this question for
California and British Columbia. California has had a cap-and-trade program since
2012 along with other climate and energy related policies. British Columbia has
had a carbon tax since mid-2009, with a number of energy and efficiency standards.
Using the synthetic control method (SCM), I attempt to isolate and measure the
effect of carbon pricing programs on additional, per-capita GHG emissions
reductions. Results are inconclusive as to the interactive relationship between
market and non-market-based policies, however the SCM holds potential for future
analyses in the energy and environmental domains.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2019.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and
Planning.
Advisors: Ann Rappaport, and Kelly
Sims-Gallagher.
Keywords: Environmental economics, and Energy.read less
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