Integrating Carbon Pricing with Energy Policies

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Venue: IEA, Paris

Dates: 18 March 2013

Organiser: IEA

Topics, Climate Change, Topics, Energy Policy, Topics, Emissions Trading, Countries, United Kingdom, Countries, Switzerland, Countries, Non Member Countries, South Africa, Countries, Norway, Countries, Japan, Countries, Non Member Countries, Chile, Countries, Netherlands

Contact Email: maryrose.cleere@iea.org

Background

‌This workshop is part of a project - funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - to develop guidance for countries considering the introduction of carbon pricing (either emissions trading systems or carbon taxes) to curb their energy-related CO₂ emissions.  An important part of this process is how these carbon pricing policies fit with other energy policies that also reduce CO₂, such as policies to support low-carbon technologies and energy efficiency programmes. Identifying areas of policy overlap, duplication and synergies, and understanding how to manage policy interactions, can improve a country’s climate and energy policy package. The country will benefit from an effective and least-cost low-carbon development path and more energy-secure future.

The workshop explored countries’ experiences in the introduction of carbon pricing – both emissions trading systems and carbon taxes – and how these carbon pricing policies have interacted with other energy policies. The diverse range of country experiences will provide a rich set of lessons, from which we hope to draw general conclusions. It builds on a report released by the IEA in 2011 titled Summing up the parts - Combining policy instruments for least-cost climate mitigation strategies.

 

Background

Integrating carbon pricing with energy policies - workshop agenda

Integrating carbon pricing with energy policies - background information

Opening session

IEA's work on carbon pricing in the energy sector

 

Session 1

EU Experiences in integrating the EU ETS with energy policies

Switzerland’s experience with carbon pricing - Laurence Mortier

Views of Implementing a GHG market mechanism in Chile

 

Session 2

Norway’s carbon tax: integration with other policies and the EU ETS - Karine Hertzberg ‌

Japan's carbon tax and energy policies [Shinichi Kihara]

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions carbon tax & energy policy - South Africa

 

Roundtable

IEA presentation "Combining carbon pricing with supplementary policies: the IEA's approach"

Netherlands view on managing policy combinations [Presentation paris 18 maart]

‌ECF Roadmap 2050 Project: "From Roadmaps to Reality"

 

Closing session

Guidance document for integrating carbon pricing with existing energy policies

Workshop outputs

Three reports were produced as a result of this workshop and related meetings in Chile and South Africa:

• An IEA Insights guidance document for policymakers: Managing Interactions between carbon pricing and existing energy policies 
• Integrating Carbon Pricing with Existing Energy Policies: Issues for Chile (Chile Policy Integration)
• Integrating Carbon Pricing with Existing Energy Policies: Issues for South Africa (South Africa Policy Integration)

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