2014 – Carbon Edition
KfW/ZEW CO2 Panel // 2014
Main Results of the Survey:
- At the Beginning of the Third Trading Period Persistently Low CO2 Prices Barely Lead to CO2 Abatement Measures
- The Price of Emission Allowances Needs to Be About EUR 30 per tCO2, i.e. Six Times Higher than the Average Price in 2013, to Incentivise Companies to Abate CO2
- CO2 Abatement Remains a Side-Effect of Efficiency Improvements that Would Have Been Carried out Anyway
- The Trading Activities of Regulated Companies Are Constantly Increasing