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Reform des EU-Emissionshandels: Alternativen zur Marktstabilitätsreserve

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  • Andor, Mark Andreas
  • Frondel, Manuel
  • Sommer, Stephan

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Die seit Jahren niedrigen Zertifikatpreise werden häufig als Begründung dafür angeführt, dass eine Reformierung des EU-Emissionshandels zwingend notwendig wäre. Der von der Europäischen Kommission favorisierte Reformvorschlag ist die Marktstabilitätsreserve. Dies ist ein regelbasierter Mechanismus, über den die Menge an Emissionsberechtigungen gesteuert werden kann. Davon erhofft sich die Kommission die mittel- bis langfristige Stabilisierung des Zertifikatpreises auf einem höheren als dem gegenwärtigen Niveau. Alternative Vorschläge sind die Einführung einer Mindestpreisregelung oder eines Preiskorridors. In diesem Beitrag erörtern wir, warum es empfehlenswert wäre, den Emissionshandel möglichst in seiner Reinform zu belassen, anstatt ihn durch eine Mindestpreisregelung, einen Preiskorridor oder eine Marktstabilitätsreserve zu ergänzen. Fehler aus der Vergangenheit sollten durch einen einmalig erfolgenden Eingriff beseitigt werden: durch die Löschung der 900 Millionen Zertifikate, die im Jahr 2014 aus dem Markt genommen wurden und in Zukunft wieder auf den Markt gelangen sollen. Ist es politisch gewollt, könnte zusätzlich die künftige Emissionsobergrenze stärker abgesenkt werden, als bisher vorgesehen. Entscheidender Vorteil des Emissionshandels in Reinform ist, dass er nicht so stark politisch motivierten Eingriffen ausgeliefert ist wie die anderen Reformvorschläge und zudem konjunkturstabilisierend wirkt.

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  • Andor, Mark Andreas & Frondel, Manuel & Sommer, Stephan, 2015. "Reform des EU-Emissionshandels: Alternativen zur Marktstabilitätsreserve," RWI Materialien 87, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung.
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    Keywords

    Emissionssteuer; Emissionsobergrenzen; Emissionszertifikate;
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    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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