2002 World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists

An applied general equilibrium model is proposed to quantify the impact of a national environmental program on the Turkish economy, (based on environmental taxes and a system of tradable pollution permits). This suggested sustainable development policy also respects the international conventions on global warming. Turkey is divided into different regions according to the level of industrialization, the energy and transport sectors are detailed in order to develop a trading permits system between different regions and different sectors of production. An emission tax scenario reveals an impact on the regional distribution of the industrial activities. An increase in energy prices of industrialized regions give the less developed regions a possibility to catch up. It also has a more important impact on the energy intensive sectors, which are progressively replaced by less polluting activities. While the trading emission permits scenario necessitates more restrictive emission quotas for industrialized regions compared to the others.



	Paper Title:	Turkey Faces The Climate Change Problem: An Analysis Within A General Equilibrium Model With An Emission Tax And A Tradable Emission Permits System
	Presenting Author:	Sahin Sebnem (University of Paris I,)
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	Abstract:	An applied general equilibrium model is proposed to quantify the impact of a national environmental program on the Turkish economy, (based on environmental taxes and a system of tradable pollution permits). This suggested sustainable development policy also respects the international conventions on global warming. Turkey is divided into different regions according to the level of industrialization, the energy and transport sectors are detailed in order to develop a trading permits system between different regions and different sectors of production. An emission tax scenario reveals an impact on the regional distribution of the industrial activities. An increase in energy prices of industrialized regions give the less developed regions a possibility to catch up. It also has a more important impact on the energy intensive sectors, which are progressively replaced by less polluting activities. While the trading emission permits scenario necessitates more restrictive emission quotas for industrialized regions compared to the others.
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	Session / Day / Time	4A / Monday / 4:30 - 6:00 pm

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