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Luis Mundaca

Luis Mundaca

Professor

Luis Mundaca

Markets for Energy Efficiency - Exploring the new horizons of tradable certificate schemes

Author

  • Luis Mundaca

Summary, in English

This doctoral thesis explores the implications of establishing tradable certificate schemes for improving energy efficiency (so-called ‘Tradable White Certificate’ [TWC] schemes). Carrying out different case studies, a set of complementary evaluation methods is applied in conducting ex-ante and ex-post evaluation studies. To analyse the attributes and complexities of TWC schemes, the thesis focuses on several aspects, including (i) the modelling of potential impacts, (ii) the identification and analysis of transaction costs, (iii) the investigation of trading patterns and other flexibilities used to achieve cost-effective compliance, (iv) the level of energy-saving effectiveness under TWC schemes, (v) the use of cost-benefit analysis, and (vi) the application of multi-criteria evaluation. The findings help answer questions concerning the impacts and outcomes of TWC schemes and identify critical endogenous and exogenous conditions that affect their performance. Furthermore, the research assists in developing an understanding of what aspects of TWC schemes need to be evaluated and how.

Department/s

  • The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Publication/Series

IIIEE Dissertations

Volume

2008

Document type

Dissertation

Publisher

IIIEE, Lund University

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Keywords

  • Energy Efficiency
  • Tradable Certificate Scheme
  • Policy Evaluation

Status

Published

Supervisor

  • Thomas B. Johansson
  • Lena Neij

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1402-3016

Defence date

18 September 2008

Defence time

10:15

Defence place

Aula at IIIEE, Tegnérsplatsen 4, Lund University Faculty of Engineering

Opponent

  • Kornelis Blok (Prof. Dr.)