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S E R I E S

ISSN 1564-4189

ENVIRONMENT
AND DEVELOPMENT
Climate change and reduction
of CO2 emissions
The role of developing countries
in carbon trade markets
Carlos Ludeña
Carlos de Miguel
Andres Schuschny

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Climate change and reduction
of CO2 emissions
The role of developing countries
in carbon trade markets
Carlos Ludeña
Carlos de Miguel
Andres Schuschny

This document was prepared by Carlos Ludeña, Carlos de Miguel and Andrés Schuschny, consultant and staff
member, respectively, of the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division of ECLAC, within the
framework of the activities of the project REDD and policies to favour a lower carbon economy (GER/12/001)
and the Development Account of the United Nations. A first version of this paper was presented at the twelfth
Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Santiago, Chile, June 10-12, 2009
The authors would like to thank Terrie Walmsley, Jason Beckman, Alla Golub and Robert McDougall from the
Center for Global Trade Analysis at Purdue University for providing access to the GTAP-E model and the most
recent version of the database.
The views expressed in this document, which has been reproduced without formal editing, are those of the
authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Organization.

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Index

Abstract…………………………………………………………………..5
Introduction……………………………………………………………...7
I.

The Kyoto Protocol......................................................................... 11
A. Economic modeling on climate change
and emissions trading .............................................................. 13
B. The GTAP-E model.................................................................. 14
C. Economic data, CO2 emissions and parameters ....................... 17
D. Policy scenarios ........................................................................ 21

II. Carbon markets and the role of developing countries:
results with the GTAP–E model .................................................... 25
A. No trade in emissions: the Autarky case .................................. 25
B. Emissions trading-annex I and developing countries ............... 27
C. Global emissions trading .......................................................... 34
III. Conclusions and policy implications ............................................. 37
Bibliography…………………………………………………………….39
Annex………………………………………………….…………………41
Serie Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo: issues published ......................... 47

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Tables
TABLE 1
TABLE 2
TABLE 3
TABLE 4
TABLE 5
TABLE 6
TABLE 7
TABLE 8
TABLE 9
TABLE 10
TABLE 11
TABLE 12
TABLE 13

KYOTO PROTOCOL BASE YEAR EMISSIONS LEVEL
AND EMISSIONS LIMITATIONS...................................................................................... 12
ENERGY SUBSTITUTION ELASTICITIES IN GTAP-E ................................................. 18
SUBSTITUTION FOR PRIMARY FACTORS IN GTAP-E ............................................... 19
SECTORAL AGGREGATION FROM THE GTAP DATA BASE, VERSION 6 ............... 20
REGIONAL AGGREGATION FROM THE GTAP DATA BASE, VERSION 6 ............... 21
REDUCTION IN CO2 EMISSIONS (1990 TO 2008-2010) FROM YEAR 2001 ................ 22
LIST OF EMISSIONS TRADING POLICY SCENARIOS ................................................. 24
CHANGE IN CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS ................................................................ 27
CHANGE IN EMISSIONS QUOTA .................................................................................... 28
CARBON TAX EQUIVALENT........................................................................................... 29
CHANGE IN GDP ................................................................................................................ 30
WELFARE CHANGE .......................................................................................................... 31
WELFARE CHANGE FROM CARBON TRADING .......................................................... 32

Diagrams
DIAGRAM 1
DIAGRAM 2
DIAGRAM 3
DIAGRAM 4
DIAGRAM 5

MODEL TYPES FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE POLICY ....................... 13
GTAP-E PRODUCTION STRUCTURE .............................................................................. 15
CAPITAL-ENERGY COMPOSITE ..................................................................................... 15
GTAP-E GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION ...................................................................... 16
GTAP-E PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD PURCHASES.............................................................. 16

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Abstract

The Kyoto Protocol provides a framework for the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions from industrialized nations. These reduction targets will have
economic impacts that will affect not only those industrialized countries but
also other developing countries around the world. In this context, the
following document analyzes the economic implications of the reduction of
carbon emissions from industrialized countries (Annex I countries under the
Kyoto Protocol) and the participation of developing countries, including those
in Latin America, under different carbon trading scenarios. The document
utilizes the GTAP-E general equilibrium model, which accounts for capitalenergy substitution and carbon emissions associated with intra-industrial
consumption, to analyze the economic and welfare impacts of carbon
emissions trading. The results show that the participation of developing
countries such as China and India lowers the costs of emissions trading for
Annex I and non-Annex I countries. For Latin America, the impacts vary
depending on whether a country is energy exporting (negative) or energy
importing (positive) and whether the United States reduces emissions. For
energy exporting countries, the impacts on welfare are negative mostly due to
a deterioration of the terms of trade from crude oil, gas and petroleum
products, brought about by a decreased demand from the Unites States and
other Annex I countries.
JEL classification: F21, Q28, Q43.
Keywords: Kyoto Protocol, carbon emissions trading, developing
countries, Latin America, GTAP-E.

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Introduction

Climate change is a serious and urgent issue that poses severe threats and
risks to ecosystems as well as humankind and its way of life. The scientific
community has reached a consensus that the planet is warming up at the
fastest rate during the last 10 000 years, and that this change in temperature
is caused by the increase in the quantity of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other
greenhouse gases (GHG) in the planet’s atmosphere, especially over the last
100 years. This increase is fundamentally linked to anthropogenic activities.
Currently, the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is equivalent to
near 400 parts per million (ppm) of CO2 equivalent, compared with only
280 ppm before the Industrial Revolution and are expected to rise by over 2
ppm per year if the current trend holds (Stern, 2007). Based on the
doubling-up of pre-industrial levels of greenhouse gases, most climate
models project a rise in global mean temperatures in the next several
decades in the range of 2-5 ºC. For example, a stabilization level of 450
ppm of CO2 eq. would have a 78% of likelihood of exceeding a temperature
increase of 2 ºC and a 18% of 3 ºC (Stern, 2007). Alterations in precipitation
patterns, the reduction of the world’s ice masses and snow deposits, rising
sea levels and changes in the intensity and frequence of extreme weather
events are also foreseen consequences (IPCC, 2007). Climate change will
affect the economic activity, the population and the ecosystems significantly
and will play an essential part in determining the characteristics of and
option for economic development in this century.
Reducing the potential increase in temperatures requires the
stabilization and reduction of the level of CO2 and other GHGs. This
reduction cannot be done by one nation or government alone, but requires
a commitment from all governments around the world.

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The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol and other treaties
provide a framework that supports international cooperation on this issue. The Kyoto Protocol (UNFCCC,
1997) established legal commitments towards the reduction of GHGs from some industrialized countries
(called Annex I countries), as well as mechanisms such as emissions trading, the Clean Development
Mechanism, and Joint Implementation to help Annex I countries reduce their GHG emissions levels.
Currently, there are 193 Parties (192 States and 1 regional economic integration organization) to the Kyoto
Protocol to the UNFCCC. The total percentage of Annex I Parties emissions is 63.7%.
Non-Annex I countries, including Latin America and the Caribbean region, do not have any GHG
emissions restrictions or commitments further to the voluntary agreements. However, they have financial
incentives to develop projects that reduce GHG emissions to receive carbon credits, which they can later
sell to Annex I countries to help these countries achieve their GHG emissions targets. At the same time,
and because of the scale of emissions reductions required, an effective agreement among countries
would likely have to involve both developed and developing countries. Thus, in the recents and
upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conferences (UNCCC) it has been expected that there be an
effective international response to climate change that will require further commitments from Annex I
countries under the Kyoto Protocol and from the countries under the Convention.
Furthermore, the negotiations for the second commitment period (post 2012) under the Protocol
are introducing variants to the global regime, which not only deepen the obligations of developed
countries, but can also be reflected in commitments for different sectors/activities worldwide and for
developing countries on the basis of criteria of responsibility and capability (Samaniego, 2009). Stern
(2008) estimates that an agreement to reduce emissions by 100% by 2050, will only be met if developing
countries reduce their per capita emissions by 28% by 2050. Developing country participation will also
lower the cost of reducing emissions. De la Torre et al. (2009) argue that a globally efficient solution is
only possible if GHG reductions are achieved in low-cost reduction countries, and not necessarily in
those countries with the highest level of GHG emissions.
Despite the extensive literature on the economics of climate change modelization, there have been
few studies with extensive coverage of Latin America. Medvedev and van der Mensbrugghe (2010) try
to link macro impacts to income distribution. They use results from a global general equilibrium model
with an integrated climate module in tandem with a comprehensive compilation of household surveys
for the analysis of within-country impacts in Latin American countries. They find that relative to their
share of global emissions, Latin American countries are disproportionately affected by climate change
damages. Although welfare declines for all households, agricultural households receive some benefit
from rising food prices. Due to its low carbon intensity, the region stands to gain substantially from
efficient mitigation or a cap-and-trade system.
This study analyzes the potential economic impacts of the reduction of CO2 emissions in
developing countries and the participation of these countries in carbon markets. It analyzes the
interactions among the economy, the energy sector and the environment. In particular, it assesses the
economic effects of the reduction of GHG under the Kyoto Protocol, and the economic implications that
the implementation of different trading schemes may have on these developing countries.
The analysis focusses on two groups of developing countries. The first is comprised by, major
potential players in international carbon trading markets such as the Group of Five (G5), which includes
China, India, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa. Given the share of these countries’contributions to global
emissions (around 30 percent; EIA, 2009; IEA 2010), it is important to consider these countries in any
international effort to reduce CO2 emissions. Then, the analysis considers Latin America and the
Caribbean countries, including Mexico and Brazil. Latin America and the Caribbean, despite its small
current contribution to global CO2 and GHG emissions (less than 6 percent and around 8%, respectively,
excluding emissions associated with land use change), is very vulnerable to climate change (ECLAC,
2009 and 2010).
Latin America does not have a single voice in international negotiations, which may be explained
by the heterogeneity of countries in the region. Some, such as Mexico, Venezuela or Bolivia, are energy
exporters and others, such as Brazil, Mexico, Chile or Costa Rica, are major players in the Clean
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Development Mechanism. Mexico and Chile are members of the OECD and, at the same time, the first
participates in the G5 together with Brazil. On the other hand, there are many small island States in the
Caribbean region that are extremely vulnerable to climate change. Thus, this document makes an effort
to address the economic impacts at a country level of different emissions trading scenarios in this
heterogeneous group of countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The following section reviews the Kyoto Protocol and the mechanisms to reduce GHG emissions,
including carbon trade markets. The third section explains methodology, including the general equilibrium
model, the CO2 emissions database used and the policy scenarios evaluated. The fourth section describes
the results for each set of scenarios evaluated, and the last section draws some conclusions and discusses
policy implications for developing countries, including Latin America and the Caribbean.

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I.

Climate change and reduction of CO2 emissions…

The Kyoto protocol

The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997, but it was not until 2005 that it
entered into force. The details of the implementation of the Protocol were
adopted in 2001 in Marrakesh, and are known as the “Marrakesh
Accords”. Under the Protocol, industrial countries agreed to cut
greenhouse gas emissions by 5.2 percent on average by 2008–2012, as
compared to 1990 levels (see table 1). Under Annex B of the Protocol,
most Annex I countries will have to reduce their emissions, while some
countries, given their 1990 emissions levels will not reduce or will be
allowed to emit under the reduction scheme.
The Kyoto Protocol has established three main market mechanisms
to cope with reductions of GHGs:
1. International emissions’ trading among participating parties –
Annex I countries– in the carbon market, where countries with
emissions lower than their established targets are able to sell
those emissions to countries that are over their targets;
2. Joint implementation (JI) which allows Annex I countries to
invest in projects that reduce GHG emissions in other Annex I
countries and have the credits generated by those projects count
towards their emissions reduction commitment; and
3. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which allows
Annex I countries to invest in emission-reduction projects in
developing countries and have credits generated from those
projects count towards their Kyoto Protocol commitments. The

1

Reduction targets cover emissions of the six main greenhouse gases: Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons,
perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride, these last three known as F-gases.

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Kyoto Protocol and Marrakesh Accords established a system of emissions trading among 37 developed
and transition economies, which represented about 29 percent of all CO2 emissions in the world in 2004
(CAIT, 2008).
TABLE 1
KYOTO PROTOCOL BASE YEAR EMISSIONS LEVEL AND EMISSIONS LIMITATIONS
Party
Australia
Austria
a
Belarus
Belgium
a
Bulgaria
Canada
a
Croatia
a
Czech Republic
Denmark
a
Estonia
European comm.
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
a
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
a
Latvia
Liechtenstein
a
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
a
Poland
Portugal
a
Romania
Russian
a
Federation
a
Slovakia
a
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
a
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Emission limitation or reduction commitme
(% of base year/period level)

Base year
for F-gases

Base year level of total national
emissions
(tonnes CO2 equivalent)

108
87
b
92
92,5
92
94
95
92
79
92
92
100
100
79
125
94
110
113
93,5
94
92
92
92
72
92
94
100
101
94
127
92

1990
1990
1995
1995
1995
1990

145 728 763
132 618 658
593 998 462

1995
1995
1995
1990 or 1995
1995
1990
1995
1995
1995
1990
1995
1990
1995
1995
1990
1995
1995
1995
1995
1990
1990
1995
1995
1989

194 248 218
69 978 070
42 622 312
4 265 517 719
71 003 509
563 925 328
1 232 429 543
106 987 169
115 397 149
3 367 972
55 607 836
516 850 887
1 261 331 418
25 909 159
229 483
49 414 386
13 167 499
107 658
213 034 498
61 912 947
49 619 168
563 442 774
60 147 642
278 225 022

100

1995

3 323 419 064

92
92
115
104
92
100
87,5

1990
1995
1995
1995
1990
1990
1995

72 050 764
20 354 042
289 773 205
72 151 646
52 790 957
920 836 933
779 904 144

79 049 657

Source: UNFCCC website: http://tr.im/iKpn.
Note: 1) The base year data are as determined during the initial review process; 2) Targets under the burden-sharing
agreement of the European Community are shown in italics.
a
A Party undergoing the process of transition to a market economy (an EIT Party).
b
The amendment to the Kyoto Protocol with an emission reduction target for Belarus has not entered into force yet. 1Annex I
Parties with the base year other than 1990 are Bulgaria (1988), Hungary (average of 1985-1987), Poland (1988), Romania
(1989), Slovenia (1986).

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Under carbon trading markets, countries that have emissions to spare –emissions permitted but
not used– are able to sell this excess capacity to countries that are over their targets. In 2005, the
European Union started its emissions trading system, regulating 10 000 facilities with a total value of 50
billion dollars in the international carbon market -more than 75 percent of all the world carbon market in
2007 (Capoor and Ambrosi, 2008). This initiative will continue beyond 2012. At the same time, there
are domestic emission’s trading systems taking shape in other Annex I countries, including Australia,
New Zealand, Japan, United States, Canada, and Switzerland. For some countries such us the United
States, Canada and Japan, there are also sub-regional initiatives (Flachsland et al., 2009).
However, these regional markets are limited in that they may not incorporate some countries that
are most effective in reducing GHGs emissions such as some developing countries. Evans (2003) argues
that international emissions’ trading has the potential to lower the cost of reducing emissions and
promote environmentally friendly investments in transition economies. De la Torre et al. (2009) go
beyond transition economies and argue that a global and cost-effective solution will only be achieved
with the participation of countries that have a low cost of reducing GHG emissions.

A.

Economic modeling on climate change and emissions trading

The literature on economic modeling of the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and carbon emissions
trading has expanded since the signing of the Protocol. Springer (2003) compiles the results from 25
models of the market for tradable greenhouse gas emission permits under the Kyoto Protocol. The models
are grouped in five major non-exclusive groups (see diagram 1):
a) Integrated assessment models, which include physical and social processes, and an economic
component as one of the following models;
b) computable general equilibrium models;
c) emission trading models;
d) Neo-Keynesian macroeconomic models; and
e) energy system models.
DIAGRAM 1
MODEL TYPES FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE POLICY
Macroeconomic models
Integrated Assessment models
AIM
GRAPE
MERGE

Energy
system
models

IGSM
RICE

Emissions trading models
MACGEM
PET
ZHANG

POLES

ECN

CICERO
ENEA
RS

Source: Springer (2003).
Note: The GTAP-E model is classified within CGE models.

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G-CUBED
EDGE
EPPA
GEM-E3
GREEN
GTEM
MS-MRT
PACE
SGM
WAGE
WORLDSCAN
CGE models

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General equilibrium models and neo-Keynesian macroeconomic models are top-down models
since they use aggregate economic data on all sectors of the economy. On the other hand, energy system
models offer more sectoral detail for the energy sector than CGE and macroeconomic models, and are
therefore called bottom-up models. For this study, we use an applied general equilibrium model.
Specifically, we use a modified version of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model and the
GTAP-E database.
The following subsections consist of three parts. First, we discuss the GTAP-E model and the
special features that distinguish it from other energy models as well as the standard GTAP model.
Second, the document discusses the data, including economic data, CO2 emissions, and parameters used.
Finally, we describe the policy scenarios and regional and sectoral aggregation of the GTAP-E model
and database.

B.

The GTAP - E model

As mentioned previously, we use an applied general equilibrium model known as the GTAP-E
(Burniaux and Truong, 2002; McDougall and Golub, 2009). The GTAP-E model is an extension of the
GTAP model (Hertel, 1997), which is a standard, multi-region, multi-sector model that includes explicit
treatment of international trade and transport margins, global savings and investment, and price and
income responsiveness across countries. It assumes perfect competition, constant returns to scale, and an
Armington specification for bilateral trade flows that differentiates trade by origin.
The GTAP-E model modifies the standard GTAP model and database by incorporating a
modified treatment of energy demand that includes energy-capital substitution and inter-fuel
substitution, carbon dioxide accounting, taxation, and emissions trading. It represents a top-down
approach of energy modeling, which, given detailed economic description at the macro level, estimates
the demand of energy inputs in terms of the sectoral output demand. It estimates these demands through
highly aggregated production or cost functions. Some of the studies that have used the GTAP-E model
for analysis of carbon emissions trading include: Hamasaki and Truong (2001), Hamasaki (2004),
Nijkamp et al. (2005), Dagoumas et al. (2006) and Houba and Kremers (2007).
The GTAP-E model further modifies the standard GTAP model by incorporating the following
additional features. On the production side, the GTAP-E model refines the standard GTAP model and
introduces a new production system, with additional intermediate levels of nesting and combining
capital with energy, rather than with other endowments. In the standard GTAP model, energy inputs are
included in intermediate inputs (outside value added). The GTAP-E model incorporates energy in the
value added nest (see diagram 2). In this case, energy inputs are combined with capital to produce an
energy-capital composite. This energy-capital composite is combined with other primary inputs in a
value added-energy nest using a CES function.

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DIAGRAM 2
GTAP-E PRODUCTION STRUCTURE
OUTPUT

σ=0

VALUE ADDED  ENERGY
(INCLUDING ENERGY INPUTS)

ALL OTHER INPUTS (EXCLUDING ENERGY
INPUTS BUT INCLUDING ENERGY
FEEDSTOCK)

σD
σVAE
DOMESTIC

IMPORTS

σM
NATURAL
RESOURCES

LAND

LABOR

CAPITAL-ENERGY
COMPOSITE
REGION 1

σLAB

REGION R

UN-SKILLED

SKILLED

Source: Burniaux, J.M. y T.P. Truong. 2002.

At the same time, energy commodities are separated into electric and non-electric commodity
groups (see diagram 3). Within these two groups, there is a level of substitution within the nonelectricity group (σNELY) and between the electricity and non-electricity commodity groups (σENER). This
nesting continues as it separates non-electric into coal and non-coal, and non-coal into gas, petroleum
and petroleum products, with a substitution elasticity σNCOL.2
DIAGRAM 3
CAPITAL-ENERGY COMPOSITE
CAPITAL-ENERGY COMPOSITE

σKE
ENERGY

CAPITAL

σENER

NON-ELECTRIC

ELECTRIC

σNELY

NON COAL

COAL

σNCOL

GAS

PETROLEUM

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Source: Burniaux, J.M. y T.P. Truong. 2002.

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This production structure can be further modified to include biofuel production as in Birur et al., 2007.

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On the consumption side, the GTAP-E model modifies both private and government consumption
(see diagrams 4 and 5). In the standard GTAP model there is a separation of ‘private’ from ‘government’
consumption and private savings. Government consumption has a Cobb-Douglas structure (σG = 1) in
the standard GTAP model. This structure changes in the GTAP-E model, separating energy from nonenergy commodities. The substitution elasticities assumed in the GTAP-E model (σGENNE = 0,5 and
σGEN = 1) allows for substitution between energy and non-energy commodities. However, if σGENNE
= σGEN = 1, then the GTAP-E structure reverts to the standard GTAP model. The household private
consumption follows the standard GTAP model, which uses the constant-difference of elasticities (CDE)
functional form. The GTAP-E model specifies the energy composite using a CES functional form with a
substitution elasticity of σPEN = 1.
DIAGRAM 4
GTAP-E GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION
Demand for composite

σGENNE

Energy Composite

Non-energy Composite

σGEN

Electricity

Gas

Coal

σGNE

Petroleum

Petroleum products

Source: Burniaux, J.M. y T.P. Truong. 2002.

DIAGRAM 5
GTAP-E PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD PURCHASES
Household Demand for Private Goods

CDE

Non-energy Products

Energy Composite

σPEN

Electricity

Coal

Gas

Petroleum

Source: Burniaux, J.M. y T.P. Truong. 2002.

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In this study, we use a new version of the GTAP-E model (McDougall and Golub, 2009). McDougall
and Golub (2009) modify previous GTAP-E model versions (Burniaux, 2001; McDougall, 2006) by:
a) reinstating emissions trading with trading blocs;
b) calculatings carbon dioxide emissions from the bottom up;
c) reinstating carbon taxation, not converting rates from specific to ad valorem;
d) reorganizing the production structure to group equations by nest and with complete set of
technological change variables; and
e) revising the calculation of the contribution of net permit trading revenue to welfare change.
In this case, the GTAP-E model includes emissions permits and emissions trading by allowing
trading blocks, which trade emission permits among themselves. This allows for block-level emissions
and emissions quotas to be the same. The model also allows carbon taxation, where it relates the level of
carbon emissions to a carbon tax rate.

C.

Economic data, CO2 emissions and parameters

The GTAP-E modifies the standard GTAP database by including CO2 emissions by region, commodity
and use. In this paper, we use version 6 of the GTAP database which contains 87 regions in its full unaggregated database and has a base year of 2001.3 For CO2 emissions, the data is based on estimates
from Lee (2008) that were transformed to a compatible GTAP format (Ludena, 2007). These carbon
dioxide emissions data contain emissions from intermediate use, government and private consumption of
both domestic and import products.
This paper presents improvements from previous studies that have used the GTAP-E model, as it
uses a new version of the GTAP-E model that corrects some shortcomings from Burniaux and Truong
(2000), and uses more up-to-date economic and CO2 emissions data.
As for parameters, the GTAP-E model incorporates substitution elasticities to deal with energy
substitution at different levels. It includes substitution elasticities in capital-energy sub-production (σKE),
energy sub-production (σENER), non-electricity energy sub-production (σNELY) and non-coal energy subproduction (σNCOL). It also modifies the substitution elasticity for primary factors (σVAE) as it adds a
regional dimension to this GTAP parameter. In this paper, we use substitution parameters
econometrically estimated by Beckman and Hertel (2009) ( see table 2).

3

We attemped using version 7 of the GTAP Data Base, by transforming the CO2 emissions data built by Lee (2008) to GTAP format. Lee
constructed CO2 emissions data for version 7.0 of the GTAP database with 113 regions and a base year of 2004. However, unlike the CO2
emissions data for version 6.0 of the GTAP database, the data did not included differentiation of domestic and import sources.

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TABLE 2
ENERGY SUBSTITUTION ELASTICITIES IN GTAP-E
Capital-Energy

Sectors

(σ

Electric vs,
Non-Electric
(σ

)

KE

ENER

Coal vs,
Non-Coal
(σ

)

Non-Coal vs,
Non-Electric
(σ

)

NELY

NCOL

)

Coal

0

0

0

Crude Oil

0

0

0

0

a

0

0

0

0

Gas

Petroleum and coal products

0

0
b

0

0

0

0.25

Electricity

0.16

0.07

0.25

0.25

0.16

0.07

0.25

Energy Intensive Industries

c

0.25

0.16

0.07

0.25

Other Industries and Services

d

0.25

0.16

0.07

0.25

Agriculture, forestry and fishery

Source: Beckman and Hertel (2009)
a

Gas includes gas production and gas distribution.

b

Agriculture, forestry and fishery includes paddy rice, wheat, other cereals, fruits and vegetables, oilseeds, sugar crops,
plant-based fibers, other crops, bovine cattle, other cattle, raw milk, wool, forestry and fishing.
c

Energy Intensive Industries include mining, chemical products, mineral products, ferrous metals and metals nec..

d

Other Industries and Services include processed meat, other meat, vegetable oils, processed rice, sugar, other food,
beverage and tobacco, textiles, wearing apparel, leather products, wood products and paper  publishing.

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Sectors
Regions

USA

Crops,
Livestock

Forestry,
Fishing,
Mining

Coal

Oil

Gas

0.24

0.20

0.50

0.10

0.02

Light
manufacturing
1.18

Paper, Oil products,
Chemical, Mineral,
Construction
Metal, Heavy
manufacturing,
Electricity
1.26
1.40

Transport
 Comm,
1.68

Other
services
1.35

EU 15

0.24

0.20

0.40

0.10

0.08

1.17

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.35

Japan

0.24

0.20

0.50

0.10

0.00

1.17

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.37

Rest of Annex I countries (RoAI)

0.24

0.20

0.58

0.10

0.09

1.17

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.35

EU 12

0.24

0.20

0.40

0.10

0.08

1.18

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.38

Annex I countries (EUSTA1)

0.24

0.20

0.30

0.10

0.25

1.17

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.35

Rest of Eastern Europe (EEFSU)

0.24

0.20

0.50

0.10

0.05

1.19

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.40

China

0.24

0.20

0.40

0.10

0.03

1.22

1.26

1.40

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1.39

19

0.24

0.20

0.70

0.10

0.33

1.18

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.40

South Africa

0.24

0.20

0.50

0.05

0.05

1.18

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.40

Energy exporters

0.24

0.20

0.50

0.10

0.24

1.19

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.38

Argentina

0.24

0.20

0.60

0.10

0.15

1.17

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.35

Brazil

0.24

0.20

0.65

0.10

0.10

1.17

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.32

Chile

0.24

0.20

0.40

0.10

0.18

1.18

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.36

Colombia

0.24

0.20

0.60

0.10

0.15

1.16

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.35

Mexico

0.24

0.20

0.60

0.10

0.15

1.18

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.42

Peru

0.24

0.20

0.40

0.10

0.18

1.19

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.29

Uruguay

0.24

0.20

0.60

0.10

0.15

1.16

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.33

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

0.24

0.20

0.60

0.10

0.15

1.16

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.41

Bolivia (Plurinatorial State of),
Ecuador

0.24

0.20

0.40

0.10

0.18

1.15

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.36

Rest of South America

0.24

0.20

0.40

0.10

0.18

1.15

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.36

Central America

0.24

0.20

0.40

0.10

0.18

1.20

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.34

The Caribbean

0.24

0.20

0.40

0.10

0.18

1.19

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.34

ROW

0.24

0.20

0.50

0.10

0.19

1.20

1.26

1.40

1.68

1.38

Source: Beckman and Hertel (2009).

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We aggregate the GTAP database into 19 sectors and 25 regions (see table 4). Given our focus in
the economic impacts on developing countries, and the role that these countries, including Latin
America and the Caribbean, can play in emissions trading, the regional aggregation focuses on these
countries with 16 out of the 25 regions/countries. For sectors, we focus on energy sectors such as coal,
crude oil, gas, petroleum and coal products, and electricity, and energy intensive sectors or that are
related to carbon emissions such as pulp and paper, chemical products, mineral products (concrete
production), and metal products.
TABLE 4
SECTORAL AGGREGATION FROM THE GTAP DATA BASE, VERSION 6
No

Region / Country

1

Crops

Description (57 sectors)
Paddy rice, wheat, cereal grains, fruits and vegetables, oils seeds, sugar crops,
plant-based fibers, other crops

2

Livestock

Livestock, pigs, poultry, raw milk, wool

3

Forestry

Forestry

4

Fishing

Fishing

5

Coal

Coal Extraction

6

Crude oil

Oil Extraction

7

Gas

Gas Extraction and Distribution

8

Mining

Mining

9

Light manufacturing

Processed Food (meat, vegetable oil and fats, dairy products, processed rice, sugar,
etc.), beverages and tobacco, textiles, wearing apparel, leather products, wood
products

10

Paper

Paper Products

11

Processed oil products

Petroleum and coal products

12

Chemical products

Chemical, rubber and plastic products

13

Mineral products

Glass, concrete and other mineral products

14

Metal products

Ferrous Metals and other

15

Heavy manufacturing

Metal products, motor vehicles and parts, transport equipment,
machinery and equipment, other manufactures

16

Electricity

Electricity

17

Construction

Construction

18

Transport

19

Other services

Transport Services, Air and Water Transport Services
Communication, financial services, insurance, business services,
ecreation and other services, public administration, dwellings

Source: Authors based on GTAP Database.

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TABLE 5
REGIONAL AGGREGATION FROM THE GTAP DATA BASE, VERSION 6
No

Region/Country

Description (87 regions)

1

USA

United States

2

EU 15

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK

3

Japan

Japan

4

Rest of Annex I countries
(RoAI)

Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Rest of EFTA

5

EU 12

Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania

6

European Annex I countries
(EUSTAnI)

Croatia, Russia, rest of Former Soviet Union

7

Rest of Eastern Europe
(EEFSU)

Albania, Rest of Eastern Europe, Rest of Europe

8

China

China

9

India

India

10

South Africa

11

Energy Exporters

South Africa
Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Rest of South east Asia, Rest of Western Asia,
Rest of North Africa, Central Africa, South Central Africa, Rest of Eastern Africa

12

Argentina

Argentina

13

Brazil

Brazil

14

Bolivia (Plurinatorial State of) Bolivia (Plurinatorial State of)

15

Chile

16

Colombia

Colombia

17

Ecuador

Ecuador

18

Mexico

Mexico

Chile

19

Paraguay

Paraguay

20

Peru

Peru

21

Uruguay

Uruguay

22

Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of)

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

23

Central America

Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras

24

The Caribbean

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, PuertoRico, Trinidad and Tobago, etc,

25

ROW

Rest of the World

Source: Authors based on GTAP Database.

D.

Policy scenarios

Flachsland et al. (2009) analyzed international emissions trading under the context of what they call
“trading architectures”, with two options framed as top-down (UNFCCC driven) and three as bottom-up
(driven by individual countries or regions). These two approaches are a trade-off among political
feasibility, the effectiveness of the trading system in curbing GHG emissions and its cost effectiveness.
In our analysis, we attempt to cover these different “trading structures” as we formulate different
scenarios for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and emissions trading, with and without the
participation of developing countries.
As explained previously, GTAP-E models emissions trading by dividing the world into trading blocks,
which trade emissions permits among themselves. This allows formulating scenarios where, with no
emissions trading, each region is its own block. For the case where there is Annex I trading, only Annex I
countries form one trading block, which excludes non-Annex I regions. With global trading, all regions trade
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carbon emissions permits, as the world becomes one single trading block. Based on this setting, we formulate
four basic scenarios, which are elaborated further in the analysis. The order of these scenarios is described in
ascending way, based on the extent of development of the carbon permits market:
• Kyoto Protocol without emissions trading,
• Kyoto Protocol with emissions trading among countries in Annex I,
• Kyoto Protocol with emissions trading among countries in Annex I and participation of some
developing countries,
• Kyoto Protocol with global emissions trading.
In the first (base) scenario, each Annex I country must individually meet their Kyoto target of
CO2 emissions reduction with no emissions trading across countries. In this case, Annex I countries meet
their commitments individually without relying on the use of flexibility mechanisms. The CO2 emission
constraints assumed for this study are shown in (see table 1). Although the U.S. has indicated that it will
not ratify the Kyoto Protocol, for comparison purposes, we have assumed a reduction target of 7 percent
for this country.
In order to harmonize the Kyoto Protocol timing scheme with the baseline year of the GTAP-E
database, we assumed that Annex I countries reduce carbon emissions between 1990 and 2008-2012, the first
commitment period of the Protocol, taking into consideration CO2 emissions levels at 2001 (the base year of
the CO2 data used in this study). To do this, we utilise aggregate anthropogenic emissions of CO2 for 1990
and 2000 (UNFCCC, 2007). Based on the average annual change rate of emissions between 1990 and 2000,
we interpolate data from the year 2000 to estimate the emissions levels for 2001. With these levels, we adjust
the reduction emissions targets based on 1990 to the year 2001 by comparing the target emissions levels with
those obtained for 2001. The estimated emissions constraints are as follows: United States (21%), EU15
(6%), Japan (12%), and Rest of Annex I countries (16%) (see table 6).
TABLE 6
REDUCTION IN CO2 EMISSIONS (1990 TO 2008-2010) FROM YEAR 2001
Country/Region

Description

USA

United States

EU 15

European Union 15

Japan

Japan

RoAI

Change in CO2 emissions

Rest of Annex I countries

-20.78
-5.37
-11.8
-15.89

EU 12

European Union – new members

48.81

EUSTANI

Other European Annex I countries

64.31

EEFSU

Rest of Europe

48.81

Source: Authors’ own estimations based on UNFCCC (2007).

Within the first scenario we also tested whether some developing countries, namely the Group of
Five (China, India, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa -CIMBSA), reduce emissions by 5 percent. We
focus on these countries since they are more likely to reduce emissions in climate change negotiations.
The amount of reduction in emissions is arbitrary, but can give us a measure of the potential impact of
reduction from these countries. 4
In the second scenario, we assume emissions reductions by Annex I countries with emissions
trading among these countries only. The emission constraints applied to Annex I countries are the same
as in the first scenario, augmented by the amount of “hot air” from the former Soviet Union.5 “Hot air”
4

5

Anger (2008) also explores the case that no excess permits will be allocated to installations of the Former Soviet Union, as they
question whether this strategy will prevail in the future.
The emission surplus originating from the economic recession in the Former Soviet Union – often referred to as “hot air” – suffices
to compensate the reductions to be achieved in the remaining Annex I countries.

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represents the assigned amounts under the Kyoto Protocol that exceed anticipated emissions
requirements even in the absence of any limitation. CO2 emissions levels from EU12 and EUSTANI
countries are assumed to not change (emission target equal to zero), given that these levels allow them to
emit (49 and 64 percent under the protocol, respectively, (see table 6). Regarding the issue of “hot air”
from Easter European and Former Soviet Union countries, we explore several scenarios with and
without “hot air”.6
The third scenario considers the participation of non-Annex I countries. First, we assume emissions
trading among Annex I countries and major emitting developing countries, including China, India, Mexico,
Brazil and South Africa (CIMBSA). As in the first scenario, CIMBSA countries reduce their emissions by 5
percent. Then, we focus on Latin American and Caribbean countries and their potential to participate in
emissions trading.7 In this case, we do not assume any specific reduction in emissions quota from these
countries, but their emissions do not change (neither increase nor decrease).
Finally, in a fourth scenario we focus on a true global cap-and-trade system of emissions trading
between Annex I and non-Annex I countries. We formulate two scenarios, one with only Annex I
countries reducing emissions and with “hot air” from FSU countries. The second scenario offers an
alternative view with Annex I countries and CIMBSA reducing emissions, but without “hot air”. For
both scenarios the CO2 emissions quota constraints for all other countries, including developing
countries, are set to be zero.
Finally, within each of the four major scenarios, we tested whether the Unites States reduced their
emissions or not. In cases with emissions trading and reduction in emissions from the United States, the
United States participates in emissions trading; while for those cases where the Unites States does not
reduce emissions, it does not participate in carbon markets.
For those scenarios with emissions trading, countries that trade emissions are part of a trading block.
For scenario 3, where non-Annex I countries also trade, we modified the closure and parameter file in
GTAP-E to allow specific regions to trade with Annex I countries. As McDougall and Golub (2009)
mention, in the standard closure with no emissions trading, emissions are always equal to the emissions
quota. That is, the quota is meaningless and follows emissions as if no constraints in emissions were
imposed. However, when regions trade, regional emissions and regional quotas are decoupled by making
the power of emissions exogenous and emissions quota endogenous.
A summary of the scenarios is in. Column “USA” denotes whether the United States reduces CO2
emissions. In those scenarios with emissions trading among Annex I countries but without emissions
reduction by the United States, this country does not participate in emissions trading. The column “FSU”
denotes those scenarios where we account for the amount of “hot air” from countries in the Former Soviet
Union. The column “CIMBSA” denotes those scenarios where China, India, Mexico, Brazil and South
Africa reduce their emissions by 5 percent. These policy scenarios cover the emissions trading architectures
described by Flachsland et al. (2009), with a combination of top-down and bottom-up approaches. That is,
global initiatives in combination with national or regional trading systems.8

6

7

8

If emissions trading is used, the emission surplus in the Former Soviet Union can be, in principle, transferred to other Annex I Parties
at no cost.
Other authors explore the scope of the carbon emissions market. Zhang (2004) explores this issue from no emissions trading to full
global trading of both Annex I and non-Annex I countries, with a focus on China’s participation in trading markets.
For these scenarios, we assume that there is going to be a single price among trading blocks or countries, without any market
imperfections such as a monopoly of trading markets or full price disclosure among trading countries.

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TABLE 7
LIST OF EMISSIONS TRADING POLICY SCENARIOS
No

Scenario

Description

USA

1

Kyontr1a

Kyoto without emissions trading, with USA

2

Kyontr1b

Kyoto without emissions trading, without USA

3

Kyontr2a

Kyoto without emissions trading, with USA and CIMBSA (-5%)

4

Kyontr2b

Kyoto without emissions trading, without USA and with CIMBSA (-5%)

5

Kyotr0

Kyoto with Annex I countries emissions trading (FSU+emissions)



6

Kyotr1c

Kyoto with Annex I emissions trading – with USA(FSU=0)



7

Kyotr2a

Kyoto with Annex I emissions trading – without USA(FSU=0)

8

Kyotr3a

Kyoto with Annex I emissions trading–with USA  CIMBSA-5%

9

Kyotr3b

Kyoto with Annex I emissions trading, without USA  with CIMBSA-5%

10

Kyotrla1

Kyoto with Annex I emissions trading-with USA  with Latin America

11

Kyotrla2

Kyoto with Annex I emissions trading – without USA  with Latin
America

12

Kyowtr1

Kyoto with world wide emissions trading - (FSU+emissions)



13

Kyowtr2

Kyoto with world wide emissions trading - FSU=0CIMBSA-5%



FSU CIMBSA



















Source: Authors.
Note: USA denotes that the United States reduces its emissions and participates in emissions trading (for those scenarios
where trading is allowed); FSU denotes scenarios where we consider “hot air” from Former Soviet Union countries;
CIMBSA denotes scenarios where there is a 5% reduction in emissions from China, India, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa.

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II. Carbon markets and the role of
developing countries:
results with the GTAP–E model

As discussed earlier in this document, the set of scenarios that we have
analyzed range from no trade in emissions to a global trading system, and
cases in between. The purpose of this analysis is to consider a complete
set of possible scenarios, and measure the impacts that these emissions
trading structures could have on Latin America and the Caribbean. At the
same time, this study seeks to measure the role that developing countries
(including Latin American countries) can have within these trading
structures, and the impact associated with it. The structure of the
following section is in ascending order of the extent of development of the
carbon permits market, beginning with no trade and moving towards
complete global emissions trading. Our discussion focuses on the
reduction in CO2 emissions (see tables 8 and 9) and predicting the size of
carbon tax necessary to achieve those reductions (see table 10), as well as
impacts on GDP (see table 11) and welfare (see tables 12 and 13).

A.

No trade in emissions: the Autarky case

We begin our discussion with the results from the scenarios with no
emission trading, and the several variations, with and without US
participation, as well as with the participation of developing countries in
emissions reduction, namely China, India, Brazil, Mexico and South
Africa. In this case, countries reduce their emissions, but without a system
of trade emissions in place.

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For emissions reductions, (see table 8) shows the percentage change in carbon dioxide emissions
for all countries and regions from 2001 to the period 2008-2012. For Annex I countries (EU15, Japan,
Rest of Annex I countries [RoAI] and USA), the first two scenarios (kyontr1a and kyontr1b) represent
the current status quo, where only Annex I countries are required under the Kyoto protocol to reduce
emissions. The second scenario is the closest to the current status quo, as the United States has not
ratified the Kyoto Protocol but the rest of the Annex I countries reduce their emissions.
In the first scenario, emissions are reduced in Annex I countries according to their targets; however,
emissions for all non-Annex I countries increase to almost 3 percent for some countries. This effect, known
as carbon leakage, is one of the problems of a system without commitments at the global level, where some
countries may reduce their emissions, while others, without any binding constraints, may increase theirs.
For the second scenario, without reduction in emissions from the U.S., the change in emissions for nonAnnex I countries is positive but lower than in scenario 1 (and even negative for India).
As selected developing countries (CIMBSA) voluntarily reduce their emissions levels by 5
percent (kyontr2a and kyontr2b), non-Annex I countries also increase their emissions. In this case, nonAnnex countries increase emissions at a higher level than in the first two scenarios, as CIMBSA
countries reduce their emissions, allowing extra room for non-Annex I countries to increase
their emissions.9
The cost associated with these reductions is shown in table 10. The carbon tax equivalent (in US$
per ton) in scenario 1 ranges from $9.72 for the EU15 to $36.2 for Japan. For the United States and the
rest of Annex I countries the carbon tax equivalent is close to $22 per ton. As developing countries are
included, it is important to note that for those countries to reduce 5 percent of their emissions, the cost is
lower than any Annex I country. The cost is the lowest for India (less than $1 per ton), followed by
China ($1.5-1.6 per ton) and South Africa ($4). For the two Latin American countries, Brazil and
Mexico. the cost is higher, similar to that of the European Union, at around $7-9 per ton. These results
reflect the advantage of developing countries over developed countries in reducing CO2 emissions at a
lower cost, which is analysed in more depth in later sections.
The impacts on GDP and welfare are found in table 10 and table 11. For GDP, we focus on the
sign of changes in GDP, and not on the magnitude which is less significant.10 As expected. undel all
scenarios. for Annex I countries. reducing emissions has a marginal negative impact on GDP. As the
United States pulls out of Kyoto, even the negative impacts on GDP disappear. It is also important to
note that as the United States reduces its emissions, it has negative impacts on energy exporting
countries. including Venezuela. As the United States reduces its emissions, it curtails consumption of
energy products, such as oil and petroleum products, and has a direct effect on these energy exporting
countries. For China. India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa, reducing their emissions has a marginal
negative effect on GDP of each countryl, except India. As mentioned before, India’s cost of reducing
emissions is the lowest among all developed and developing countries considered, which allows them to
have minimum impact on their GDP.
For welfare changes, all non-trade scenarios predict welfare losses between 19 and 20 billion dollars
per year, with those scenarios without US participation showing the fewest losses. In the first scenario, one
third of welfare losses comes from developing countries. Most of those countries affected are energy
exporting countries (with a 10 billion loss), whose losses are higher than those of Japan or the rest of
Annex I countries. Most of these welfare losses for energy exporting countries come from terms of trade.
For example, for Venezuela. an energy exporter, and the Latin American country with the largest welfare
loss, practically all losses come from terms of trade in the crude oil and petroleum products sectors. In the
second scenario, as the United States does not reduce emissions, there is a direct effect on most developing
countries. For those energy exporting countries, there is a reduction of any potential welfare loss. However.
for energy importing countries, there is an inverse effect, as any welfare gain is reduced (as in China. India

9
10

Since there is no trade, each country and region is its own block, and results in Table are the same as in Table .
Changes in GDP are quite small mainly due to the size of shocks and the static nature of the model itself, which does not capture the
dynamics of carbon emissions reduction.

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or Brazil). This effect on energy importing countries comes from terms of trade, as reduction in prices of
energy commodities such as crude oil or petroleum products is reversed.
Finally, as CIMBSA countries reduce their emissions, there is a negative effect on their welfare.
The effect of the United States on these countries is the same, except for Mexico. Given the close ties
between the Mexican and the United States economies, as well as the Mexico’s role as a large energy
exporter, no reduction of US emissions has a positive effect on the Mexican economy. For Mexico, the
cost in welfare of reducing emissions under no trade of emissions is approximately 200 million dollars
per year.

B.

Emissions trading-annex I and developing countries

In this section, we analyze emissions trading among Annex I countries, and include the participation of
developing countries in the trading scheme, with a special focus on CIMBSA and Latin American
countries. As Annex I countries reduce their emissions, and we account for the amount of “hot air” from
the Former Soviet Union (FSU) countries (kyotr0), the change in carbon dioxide emissions for all
countries becomes close to zero (see table 8). The change in emissions at the block level (see Table ) for
Annex I countries is 0.37 percent, that is, the overall change in emissions when we account for the U.S.,
Japan, EU15 and other Annex I countries reduction and the “hot air” from FSU countries is almost zero
with emissions trading among this set of countries. As a result, the effective cost of reducing emissions
is close to zero (see table 10). As the changes in emissions are close to zero, so are the changes in GDP.
For welfare, there is a positive welfare effect for the world of 208 million dollars per year. For welfare
changes from carbon trading (see table 13), the net effect is zero, with welfare gains for non-FSU Annex
I countries and welfare losses for FSU countries. These welfare gains and the neutrality of carbon
trading demonstrate the advantage of emissions trading versus no trading.
The second and third scenarios consider the case of emissions trading among Annex 1 countries
(with and without the United States), but without “hot air” from FSU countries. These two scenarios
allow us to test the case where FSU countries maintain their emissions quota at a constant level. Results
show that the change in CO2 emissions varies between the two scenarios (see table 8). As the United
States reduces its emissions, it also participates in the carbon emissions market. With the participation of
the US, the reduction in emissions for Annex I countries is larger than when the US does not reduce
emissions and does not participate. Also, as Annex I countries reduce their emissions, the level of carbon
leakage from developing countries is largest when Annex I countries reduce the most.
The reduction at the block level is larger with United States participation in the carbon market (12
percent) than without (5,7 percent). This level of reduction is directly related to the level of the carbon
tax necessary to reduce CO2 emissions. When the United States participates in the carbon market, the
level of reduction in CO2 emissions is larger, with a carbon tax equivalent of $14.74 per ton, However,
when the Unites States does not participate in the carbon markets, both the level of reduction in CO2
emissions and the level of carbon tax necessary to reduce emissions ($7.05 per ton) are lower.
It is important to note that these carbon tax equivalents are lower than the tax at any level without
trade in CO2 emissions, which emphasizes the importance of a trading market for emissions. For
welfare, same as before, when the United States reduces emissions, there are welfare losses, which also
directly affect energy exporting countries. However, the level of welfare losses is relatively lower than
without trade. As for welfare changes from carbon trading. the results show that when the US does not
participate in carbon emissions trading, welfare gains for other Annex I countries are reduced given that
the size of the market shrinks as the US leaves the carbon trading market.

27

(Percentages)
No Trade

Emissions Trading

World Trade

Region
kyotr0

kyotr1c

kyotr2a

kyotrLA2

kyowtr1

-20.78

kyontr1a

0.41

-20.78

0.48

0.36

-14.78

0.29

-9.34

0.22

-13.52

0.27

0

-7.94

EU 15

-5.37

-5.37

-5.37

-5.37

0.20

-7.96

-4.67

-4.94

-2.37

-7.31

-3.82

0

-4.12

Japan

-11.80

-11.80

-11.80

-11.80

0.26

-5.26

-3.11

-3.24

-1.69

-4.80

-2.57

0

-2.74

RoAI

-15.89

-15.89

-15.89

-15.89

0.27

-11.37

-6.31

-7.05

-3.23

-10.19

-5.04

0

-5.84

USA

kyontr1b

kyontr2a

kyontr2b

kyotr3a

kyotr3b

kyotrLA1

kyowtr2

EU 12

1.54

0.95

1.63

1.04

2.19

-16.93

-10.22

-11.57

-5.77

-15.75

-8.64

0.01

-10.07

EUSTAI

0.98

0.58

1.06

0.65

0.27

-12.58

-6.64

-7.72

-3.38

-11.51

-5.42

0

-6.58

EEFSU

1.99

0.94

2.11

1.05

0.37

-15.37

-8.56

-9.65

-4.40

-13.93

-6.90

0

-7.95

China

0.63

0.28

-5.00

-5.00

-0.02

0.69

0.23

-19.71

-10.41

0.46

0.14

0.01

-17.32

India

0.09

-0.32

-5.00

-5.00

0.00

0.17

-0.08

-24.59

-13.73

0.22

-0.03

5.32

-22.23

South Africa

1.73

0.99

-5.00

-5.00

-0.05

2.07

0.86

-11.53

-5.24

1.42

0.53

0

-9.34

Energy exp

1.26

0.44

1.34

0.51

-0.03

1.39

0.41

1.04

0.29

1.16

0.32

0

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CHANGE IN CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS

-5.52

28

1.02

0.36

1.15

0.48

-0.03

1.13

0.35

0.91

0.27

-6.14

-2.91

0

-3.35

Brazil

1.90

0.63

-5.00

-5.00

-0.04

1.90

0.52

-5.97

-2.84

-8.73

-4.45

0

-5.02

Chile

0.39

0.22

0.44

0.27

-0.01

0.37

0.12

0.33

0.11

-9.05

-5.51

0.01

-6.13

Colombia

2.67

0.66

2.83

0.79

-0.06

2.43

0.54

1.76

0.39

-8.22

-4.28

0

-4.49

Mexico

1.43

0.34

-5.00

-5.00

-0.03

1.28

0.27

-5.23

-2.30

-8.19

-3.77

0

-4.35

Peru

2.20

0.69

2.37

0.84

-0.05

2.19

0.58

1.68

0.44

-9.05

-5.51

0.01

-6.13

Uruguay

1.36

0.30

1.45

0.38

-0.03

1.05

0.17

0.85

0.17

-9.05

-5.51

0.01

-6.13

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

1.98

0.55

2.14

0.68

-0.04

1.85

0.44

1.48

0.37

-10.75

-5.43

0

-6.25

Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Ecuador

2.72

0.67

2.90

0.82

-0.06

2.53

0.56

1.89

0.43

-7.02

-3.69

0

-3.63

Rof Sam.

2.47

0.85

2.67

1.03

-0.06

2.63

0.78

1.94

0.54

-10.58

-6.27

0.15

-6.6

Central America

1.77

0.57

1.88

0.67

-0.04

1.82

0.50

1.35

0.35

-5.74

-2.89

0

-2.98

The Caribbean

1.52

0.74

1.67

0.87

-0.04

2.07

0.79

1.49

0.52

-30.40

-22.59

0.2

-24.57

ROW

1.08

0.42

1.19

0.52

-0.03

1.16

0.36

1.00

0.31

0.95

0.27

0

-5.86

Source: Authors based on GTAP-E simulations.

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Argentina

(Percentages)
No Trade

Emissions Trading

World Trade

Region
kyontr1a
USA

kyontr1b

kyontr2a

kyontr2b

kyotr0

kyotr1c

kyotr2a

kyotr3a

kyotr3b

kyotrLA1

kyotrLA2

kyowtr1

kyowtr2

-20.78

0.41

-20.78

0.48

0.37

-12.03

0.29

-10.25

0.22

-11.01

0.27

0.23

-8.37

EU 15

-5.37

-5.37

-5.37

-5.37

0.37

-12.03

-5.65

-10.25

-5.41

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

Japan

-11.8

-11.8

-11.8

-11.8

0.37

-12.03

-5.65

-10.25

-5.41

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

RoAI

-15.89

-15.89

-15.89

-15.89

0.37

-12.03

-5.65

-10.25

-5.41

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

EU 12

1.54

0.95

1.63

1.04

0.37

-12.03

-5.65

-10.25

-5.41

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

EUSTAI

0.98

0.58

1.06

0.65

0.37

-12.03

-5.65

-10.25

-5.41

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

EEFSU

1.99

0.94

2.11

1.05

0.37

-12.03

-5.65

-10.25

-5.41

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

China

0.63

0.28

-5.00

-5.00

-0.02

0.69

0.23

-10.25

-5.41

0.46

0.14

0.23

-8.37

India

0.09

-0.32

-5.00

-5.00

0.00

0.17

-0.08

-10.25

-5.41

0.22

-0.03

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CHANGE IN EMISSIONS QUOTA

-8.37

0.99

-5.00

-5.00

-0.05

2.07

0.86

-10.25

-5.41

1.42

0.53

0.23

-8.37

1.26

0.44

1.34

0.51

-0.03

1.39

0.41

1.04

0.29

1.16

0.32

0.23

-8.37

Argentina

1.02

0.36

1.15

0.48

-0.03

1.13

0.35

0.91

0.27

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

Brazil

1.90

0.63

-5.00

-5.00

-0.04

1.90

0.52

-10.25

-5.41

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

Chile

0.39

0.22

0.44

0.27

-0.01

0.37

0.12

0.33

0.11

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

Colombia

2.67

0.66

2.83

0.79

-0.06

2.43

0.54

1.76

0.39

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

Mexico

1.43

0.34

-5.00

-5.00

-0.03

1.28

0.27

-10.25

-5.41

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

Peru

2.20

0.69

2.37

0.84

-0.05

2.19

0.58

1.68

0.44

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

Uruguay

1.36

0.30

1.45

0.38

-0.03

1.05

0.17

0.85

0.17

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

1.98

0.55

2.14

0.68

-0.04

1.85

0.44

1.48

0.37

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Ecuador

2.72

0.67

2.90

0.82

-0.06

2.53

0.56

1.89

0.43

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

Rof Sam.

2.47

0.85

2.67

1.03

-0.06

2.63

0.78

1.94

0.54

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

Central America

1.77

0.57

1.88

0.67

-0.04

1.82

0.5

1.35

0.35

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

The Caribbean

1.52

0.74

1.67

0.87

-0.04

2.07

0.79

1.49

0.52

-11.01

-4.87

0.23

-8.37

ROW

1.08

0.42

1.19

0.52

-0.03

1.16

0.36

1.00

0.31

0.95

0.27

0.23

-8.37

Source: Authors based on GTAP-E simulations.
Note: For emissions trading scenarios. Numbers in italics represent the change in emissions within the trading block as a whole. not the change for individual countries.

Climate change and reduction of CO2 emissions…

1.73

Energy Exp

29

South Africa

(Dollars per Ton)
No Trade

Emissions Trading

World Trade

Region
kyontr1a
USA

kyontr1b

kyontr2a

kyontr2b

kyotr0

kyotr1c

kyotr2a

kyotr3a

kyotr3b

kyotrLA1

kyotrLA2

kyowtr1

kyowtr2

22.40

0

22.48

0

0

14.74

0

8.66

0

13.31

0

0

7.35

EU 15

9.72

8.11

9.88

8.26

0

14.74

7.05

8.66

3.51

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

Japan

36.15

34.03

36.39

34.25

0

14.74

7.05

8.66

3.51

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

RoAI

21.12

19.63

21.25

19.75

0

14.74

7.05

8.66

3.51

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

EU 12

0

0

0

0

0

14.74

7.05

8.66

3.51

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

EUSTAI

0

0

0

0

0

14.74

7.05

8.66

3.51

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

EEFSU

0

0

0

0

0

14.74

7.05

8.66

3.51

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

China

0

0

1.63

1.53

0

0

0

8.66

3.51

0

0

0

7.35

India

0

0

0.89

0.78

0

0

0

8.66

3.51

0

0

0

7.35

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CARBON TAX EQUIVALENT

7.35

0

4.16

3.70

0

0

0

8.66

3.51

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.35

Argentina

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

Brazil

0

0

8.04

6.57

0

0

0

8.66

3.51

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

Chile

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

Colombia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

Mexico

0

0

9.02

7.68

0

0

0

8.66

3.51

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

Peru

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

Uruguay

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Ecuador

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

Rof Sam.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

Central America

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

The Caribbean

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.31

5.7

0

7.35

ROW

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.35

Source: Authors based on GTAP-Esimulations
Note: For emission strading scenarios. Carbon tax equivalents are the same among trading block partners.

Climate change and reduction of CO2 emissions…

0

Energy Exp

30
30

South Africa

(Percentages)
No Trade

Emissions Trading

World Trade

Region
kyontr1a

kyontr1b

kyontr2a

USA

-0.17

0

-0.17

kyontr2b
0

kyotr0
0

kyotr1c
-0.09

kyotr2a
0

kyotr3a
-0.04

kyotr3b
0

kyotrLA1
-0.08

kyotrLA2
0

kyowtr1
0

kyowtr2
-0.03

EU 15

-0.03

-0.07

-0.02

-0.07

0

-0.09

-0.06

-0.03

-0.02

-0.07

-0.04

0

-0.01

Japan

-0.21

-0.21

-0.21

-0.21

0

-0.06

-0.03

-0.03

-0.01

-0.05

-0.03

0

-0.02

RoAI

-0.28

-0.28

-0.27

-0.28

0

-0.17

-0.08

-0.08

-0.04

-0.15

-0.06

0

-0.06

EU 12

0.04

0.01

0.04

0.02

0

-0.25

-0.1

-0.12

-0.04

-0.21

-0.07

0

-0.09

EUSTAI

-0.05

-0.02

-0.06

-0.02

0

-0.76

-0.26

-0.36

-0.11

-0.67

-0.2

0

-0.31

EEFSU

0.22

0.08

0.24

0.09

0.01

-0.97

-0.49

-0.52

-0.22

-0.85

-0.37

0

-0.4

China

0.01

0

-0.03

-0.04

0

0.01

0

-0.31

-0.1

0.01

0

0

-0.25

India

0.06

0.02

0.05

0.01

0

0.06

0.01

-0.17

-0.06

0.06

0.01

0

-0.13

South Africa

0.07

0.03

-0.05

-0.08

0

0.07

0.02

-0.26

-0.09

0.04

0.01

0

-0.2

Energy Exp

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CHANGE IN GDP

31

0

-0.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-0.11

0.02

0

0.02

0

0

0.01

0

0.01

0

-0.09

-0.04

0

-0.04

Brazil

0.02

0.01

-0.05

-0.05

0

0.02

0.01

-0.06

-0.02

-0.1

-0.04

0

-0.05

Chile

0.05

0.02

0.06

0.03

0

0.05

0.02

0.05

0.01

-0.08

-0.04

0

-0.03

Colombia

0.02

0

0.02

0

0

0.01

0

0.01

0

-0.15

-0.06

0

-0.08

Mexico

0.01

0

-0.02

-0.03

0

0.01

0

-0.03

-0.01

-0.05

-0.02

0

-0.02

Peru

0.06

0.02

0.06

0.03

0

0.06

0.02

0.04

0.01

-0.08

-0.04

0

-0.03

Uruguay

0.02

0

0.02

0.01

0

0.02

0.01

0.02

0

-0.08

-0.04

0

-0.03

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

-0.05

-0.01

-0.05

-0.01

0

-0.04

-0.01

-0.04

-0.01

-0.22

-0.09

0

-0.08

Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Ecuador

0.05

0.01

0.05

0.01

0

0.05

0.01

0.03

0.01

0.04

0.02

0

-0.1

Rof Sam.

0.06

0.04

0.07

0.05

0

0.09

0.04

0.06

0.02

-0.05

-0.02

0

0.03

Central America

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-0.14

-0.06

0

-0.03

The Caribbean

0.02

0

0.02

0

0

0.01

0

0.01

0

0.02

0.01

0

-0.07

ROW

0.02

0

0.02

0.01

0

0.02

0.01

0.01

0

-0.15

-0.04

0

-0.05

Source: Authors based on GTAP-Esimulations.

Climate change and reduction of CO2 emissions…

-0.01

Argentina

(Millions of dollars)
No Trade

Emissions Trading

World Trade

Region
kyontr1a
USA

-12 317

kyontr1b
570

kyontr2a
-12 136

kyontr2b
815

kyotr0

kyotr1c

378

-11 092

kyotr2a

kyotr3a

681

-7 939

kyotr3b
608

kyotrLA1

kyotrLA2

kyowtr1

kyowtr2

-10 446

745

3

-6 623

EU 15

1 590

-3 925

2 111

-3 427

20

-537

-2 817

1 054

-812

-188

-1 989

-1

2 343

Japan

-5 286

-7 053

-5 114

-6 888

11

-769

-1 184

156

-335

-534

-829

0

654

RoAI

-4 961

-4 264

-5 026

-4 332

119

-4 797

-2 545

-3 083

-1 356

-4 602

-2 194

1

-2 992

372

126

399

151

-102

1.458

403

716

157

1248

294

-1

606

EUSTAI

-1 692

-715

-1 774

-797

-404

227

-180

-674

-334

-374

-454

-4

-1 204

EEFSU

91

30

97

36

-11

-52

-82

-58

-46

-54

-67

0

-47

China

258

-129

-171

-527

-5

196

-41

547

-550

215

-2

0

220

India

838

212

815

193

-19

778

178

1 428

139

771

189

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WELFARE CHANGE

1138

EU 12

32

South Africa

82

29

22

-24

-2

100

21

89

-25

25

-8

0

-100

Energy Exp

-10 067

-3 648

-10 648

-4 209

244

-10 519

-3 163

-7 964

-2 255

-9 825

-2 858

4

-8 065

-138

-46

-164

-69

3

-140

-42

-125

-40

-325

-135

0

-244

Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Mexico

Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Ecuador
Rof Sam
Energy Imp. LAC

54

-16

-110

-5

163

26

-89

-82

32

-66

0

-149

-75

-307

-90

7

-263

-62

-196

-46

-312

-93

0

-238

-861

-176

-1 110

-376

16

-709

-132

-700

-204

-549

-142

0

-673

-1 187

-257

-1 260

-322

25

-1 070

-223

-838

-189

-884

-192

0

-789

-122

-31

-133

-41

3

-116

-28

-92

-23

-141

-44

0

-113

59

39

61

41

-2

89

38

58

21

87

34

0

54

200

81

224

102

-5

225

71

184

55

153

27

0

97

Central america

36

1

36

1

-1

34

4

23

2

51

12

0

24

The Caribbean

141

27

154

38

-3

114

18

94

18

638

171

0

308

ROW
TOTAL

2 233

431

2 361

556

-59

2 413

603

1 726

419

2 362

626

-1

1 944

-30 819

-18 718

-31 579

-19 278

208

-24 267

-8 454

-15 683

-4 876

-22 650

-6 974

2

-13 847

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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of))

201
-291

(Millions of dollars)
Emissions Trading

World Trade

Region
kyotr0

kyotr1c

361

-5 262

kyotr2a

kyotr3a

kyotr3b

0

-5 906

0

EU 15

51

1 220

Japan

36

-988

-159

-120

-338

-631

-761

-365

RoAI

49

-708

-720

-813

-473

EU 12

-77

1 430

416

576

EUSTAI
EEFSU

-410

4 087

1 043

-11

170

46

China

0

0

India

0

South Africa
Energy Exp

USA

kyotrLA1

kyotrLA2

kyowtr1

kyowtr2

33

3

-5 621

826

-284

0

-293

-955

-542

0

-683

-805

-659

0

-784

117

1 201

284

-1

425

1 484

265

3 383

689

-4

1 075

63

12

140

30

0

44

0

3 624

543

0

0

0

2 575

0

0

1 627

295

0

0

0

1 213

0

0

0

174

3

0

0

0

98

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

846

Argentina

0

0

0

0

0

102

21

0

31

Brazil

0

0

0

24

-22

332

73

0

0

Colombia

0

0

0

0

0

99

26

0

37

Mexico

0

0

0

8

-36

65

14

0

20

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

0

0

0

0

0

415

82

0

-18

Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Ecuador

0

0

0

0

0

218

47

0

70

Rof Sam.

0

0

0

0

0

28

6

0

8

Energy Imp LAC

0

0

0

0

0

7

2

0

2

Central America

0

0

0

0

0

28

6

0

8

The Caribbean

0

0

0

0

0

631

202

0

282

ROW

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

653

TOTAL

0

-50

-6

-21

-1

-34

-3

0

-11

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0

Source: Authors based on GTAP – E simulations.

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The next four scenarios consider the participation of developing countries in carbon trading. The
first two consider the participation of China, India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa (CIMBSA), while
the last two consider the participation of Latin American and Caribbean countries. The results show that
the participation of developing countries reduces the cost of the tax equivalent. When CIMBSA
countries are included, the carbon tax equivalent is reduced by almost half, whereas the carbon tax
equivalent is reduced by about $1 per ton when Latin American countries participate. This may be
indicative of the weight that Latin American countries have relative to other developing countries. Also,
there is the same effect on welfare, where welfare changes are relatively higher and positive with the
participation of developing countries. An important source of positive welfare changes comes from
carbon trading, where China and India have overall positive welfare changes since they capture a large
proportion of the market given their low cost in reducing emissions. As before, when the US does not
reduce emissions and does not participate in emissions trading, welfare gains are reduced as the size of
the carbon market shrinks.
These results are consistent with Springer (2003) and Zhang (2004). Springer shows that a
common finding of all studies surveyed is that emission trading lowers the cost of reaching the
commitments of the Kyoto Protocol. With global emissions trading, costs are lower and the market
volume is smaller than under a scenario where only countries with quantified emission targets (Annex I
countries) trade. At the same time, when all greenhouse gasses in the analysis are included, it costs and
permit prices decreases, relative to models that only consider CO2 emissions. Thus, any limitation on
participation would increase abatement costs.
Springer (2003) also shows that the U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol has important
implications on the effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol and the emissions trading scheme that it
implements. In this case, U.S. withdrawal implies that permit prices approach zero. Without U.S.
participation, permit demand is similar to “hot air” from the former Soviet Union. This allows these
countries to increase their revenue from selling emission permits by restricting permit supply, which
raises the price of tradable emissions permits.
On the other hand, Zhang (2004) explores the expansion of the Kyoto Protocol to developing
countries, especially China. Zhang’s findings are consistent with the results of this paper, where broad
participation of developing countries reduces Annex I countries’ compliance costs, and gains to OECD
countries increase. At the same time, developing countries benefit from this scheme, as they gain
additional financial resources and reduce their baseline carbon emissions. However, gains from FSU
countries decreases as participation from developing countries broadens, which might have important
implications on rules and regulations to admit new countries into emissions trading.

C.

Global emissions trading

Under global emissions trading, in the first scenario (with Annex I countries’ reductions and “hot air”
from FSU countries), the change in emissions is close to zero, and at the block level, emissions rise only
by 0.23 percent, with an equivalent carbon tax of zero. Given these small changes in emissions, there is
almost no change in GDP and welfare. When we compare this scenario with the other two scenarios with
“hot air” (kyontr1a and kyotr0), we observe that from welfare losses in the Autarky case, emissions
trading reduces any negative economic impact that reduction in emissions may have on developed and
developing countries. Annex I countries are able to reduce their emissions, without hampering economic
growth or welfare, which reflects the effectiveness of a global trading system.
As developing countries (CIMBSA) reduce their emissions and we eliminate “hot air”, not
accounting for positive emissions from FSU countries causes other countries around the world to reduce
their emissions. This shows the importance of the assumption of “hot air” in modeling carbon markets,
as countries, especially non-FSU Annex I countries, could meet their reduction commitments by trading
with FSU countries. As this mechanism is eliminated, countries around the world have to reduce their
emissions as a group by almost 9 percent (see table 9).

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Both developed and developing countries reduce their emissions between 3 and 25 percent.
Within developing countries, some major players such us China (17%), India (22%) and South Africa
(9%) reduce their emissions at the largest relative terms. Among Latin American countries, all countries
reduce their emissions between 3 and 6 percent (except for the Caribbean region).
For welfare, emissions reduction causes welfare losses in Annex I and energy exporting countries.
Developing countries such as China and India, as well as Annex I countries such as Japan and EU15
show welfare gains. However, it is important to note that for China and India, carbon trading becomes a
major source of welfare gains (see table 13). China reports a 2.6 billion welfare gain, while India reports
a 1.2 billion gain. As discussed previously, the cost to reduce emissions by China and India is relatively
small compared to other developing countries, which might explain why they capture most of the
welfare gains from carbon trading. For Latin American countries, such as Mexico and Brazil. welfare
gains from carbon trading are small and do not make up for possible welfare losses from other sources
such as terms of trade or resource allocation

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III. Conclusions and policy
implications

In this paper, we have simulated and analyzed different trading structures
of CO2 emissions as well as their impacts on the economy and welfare of
both developed and developing countries. The results show several
stylized facts that are consistent with previous research. First, the
participation of the United States is crucial in reducing emissions around
the world, as well as in minimizing the costs of emissions reduction. It is
crucial that any carbon trading market include the Unites States, since it is
the second major emitting country after China.
Second, the role of the Former Soviet Union countries and the amount
of “hot air” from these countries are also an important driver and emphasize
the importance of these countries in the emissions trading market. Third, the
participation of developing countries is crucial to reducing abatement costs of
CO2 emissions. This effect is magnified, as some of these developing
countries also reduce emissions, thus further lowering these abatement costs.
Economic impacts on developing countries, always very small, differ
whether we focus on energy exporting countries or energy importing
countries. These results are also influenced by the participation of the
United States in reducing emissions. For energy exporting countries, there
are welfare losses that are mostly driven by a loss in the terms of trade, as
Annex I countries reduce their emissions and cut their consumption of
energy commodities (coal. gas, crude oil, and petroleum products). This
affects the terms of trade of those energy exporting countries, as the price of
exports of energy commodities fall relative to those of imports. For Latin
American energy exporting countries such as Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia
and Argentina, the terms of trade impact is most notorious, given the close
relationship of the United States as a trading partner with the region.

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The results highlight the major role that developing countries can play in the carbon emissions
market and the cost of emissions reduction. However, the study also finds that for some developing
countries that are energy exporters, the impacts of reduction of carbon emissions may be negative.
ceteris paribus, as demand for energy commodities may drecrease. However, it is also important to point
out that this paper has not considered the Clean Development Mechanism, which may reduce some of
these negative impacts for developing countries. Finally, should be note that dynamic effects are not
considered in this assessment.
Some of the policy implications that we can conclude from this analysis are that developing
countries should consider three things: (i) the potentially negative short term impacts on their economies
of any reduction in emissions from industrialized nations and the coping mechanisms to reduce some of
these negative impacts; (ii) the role that they can play in international carbon trade markets, as they
negotiate in the COPs of the UNFCCC annually; and (iii) the potential role and benefits to developing
countries of other mechanisms envisioned in the Kyoto Protocol (and not considered in this paper)
.

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Annex

41

Closure and shock modifications to GTAP-E model for all
scenarios considered
Kyoto without emissions trading - with USA
swap RCTAXB = NCTAXB;
swap pempb(USA)= NCTAXB(USA);
swap pempb(EU15)= NCTAXB(EU15);
swap pempb(Japan)= NCTAXB(Japan);
swap pempb(RoA1)= NCTAXB(RoA1);

shock gco2q(China) = -5;
shock gco2q(India) = -5;
shock gco2q(SouthAfrica) = -5;
shock gco2q(Brazil) = -5;
shock gco2q(Mexico) = -5;
kyotr0 - Kyoto with annex 1 emissions trading (FSU
swap / FSU + emissions)
swap RCTAXB = NCTAXB;
swap pempb(EMTR)= NCTAXB(EMTR);
swap gco2q(USA) = pemp(USA);
swap gco2q(EU15) = pemp(EU15);
swap gco2q(Japan) = pemp(Japan);
swap gco2q(RoA1) = pemp(RoA1);
swap gco2q(EU12) = pemp(EU12);
swap gco2q(EUSTAN1) = pemp(EUSTAN1);
swap gco2q(EEFSU) = pemp(EEFSU);

swap gco2q(USA) = pemp(USA);
swap gco2q(EU15) = pemp(EU15);
swap gco2q(Japan) = pemp(Japan);
swap gco2q(RoA1) = pemp(RoA1);
! shocks
shock gco2q(USA) = -20.78;
shock gco2q(EU15) = -5.37;
shock gco2q(Japan) = -11.80;
shock gco2q(RoA1) = -15.89;
Kyoto without emissions trading - without USA
Same as previous scenarios. but without line
referring to USA. both in closure and shocks.
Kyoto without emissions trading - with USA and 5% CIMBSA
Same as first scenarios. plus lines for China. India.
Mexico. Brazil and South Africa. both for closure and
shocks.

! shocks
shock gco2q(USA) = -20.78;
shock gco2q(EU15) = -5.37;
shock gco2q(Japan) = -11.80;
shock gco2q(RoA1) = -15.89;
shock gco2q(EU12) = 48.81;
shock gco2q(EUSTAN1) = 64.31;
shock gco2q(EEFSU) = 48.81;
kyotr1c - Kyoto with annex 1 emissions trading with USA - all swaped and FSU = 0
swap RCTAXB = NCTAXB;
swap pempb(EMTR)= NCTAXB(EMTR);
swap gco2q(USA) = pemp(USA);
swap gco2q(EU15) = pemp(EU15);
swap gco2q(Japan) = pemp(Japan);
swap gco2q(RoA1) = pemp(RoA1);

SAME AS SCENEARIO 1. PLUS:
swap pempb(China) = NCTAXB(China);
swap pempb(India) = NCTAXB(India);
swap pempb(SouthAfrica) =
NCTAXB(SouthAfrica);
swap pempb(Brazil) = NCTAXB(Brazil);
swap pempb(Mexico) = NCTAXB(Mexico);

swap gco2q(EU12) = pemp(EU12);
swap gco2q(EUSTAN1) = pemp(EUSTAN1);
swap gco2q(EEFSU) = pemp(EEFSU);

swap gco2q(China) = pemp(China);
swap gco2q(India) = pemp(India);
swap gco2q(SouthAfrica) = pemp(SouthAfrica);
swap gco2q(Brazil) = pemp(Brazil);
swap gco2q(Mexico) = pemp(Mexico);

! shocks
shock gco2q(USA) = -20.78;
shock gco2q(EU15) = -5.37;
shock gco2q(Japan) = -11.80;
shock gco2q(RoA1) = -15.89;

! shocks with reduction for CIBMSA -5%
shock gco2q(USA) = -20.78;
shock gco2q(EU15) = -5.37;
shock gco2q(Japan) = -11.80;
shock gco2q(RoA1) = -15.89;

!Shock FSU and Eastern Europe to zero
shock gco2q(EU12) = 0;

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shock gco2q(EUSTAN1) = 0;
shock gco2q(EEFSU) = 0;

shock gco2q(Mexico) = -5;
kyotr3b - Kyoto with annex 1 emissions trading wihout USA -5% CIMBSA;
swap RCTAXB = NCTAXB;

kyotr2a - Kyoto with annex 1 emissions trading without USA (FSU swap / no FSU emissions / FSU
target =0);
swap RCTAXB = NCTAXB;
swap pempb(EMTR)= NCTAXB(EMTR);
swap gco2q(EU15) = pemp(EU15);
swap gco2q(Japan) = pemp(Japan);
swap gco2q(RoA1) = pemp(RoA1);
swap gco2q(EU12) = pemp(EU12);
swap gco2q(EUSTAN1) = pemp(EUSTAN1);
swap gco2q(EEFSU) = pemp(EEFSU);

swap pempb(EMTR)= NCTAXB(EMTR);
!swap gco2q(USA) = pemp(USA);
swap gco2q(EU15) = pemp(EU15);
swap gco2q(Japan) = pemp(Japan);
swap gco2q(RoA1) = pemp(RoA1);
swap gco2q(EU12) = pemp(EU12);
swap gco2q(EUSTAN1) = pemp(EUSTAN1);
swap gco2q(EEFSU) = pemp(EEFSU);

! shocks
shock gco2q(EU15) = -5.37;
shock gco2q(Japan) = -11.80;
shock gco2q(RoA1) = -15.89;
shock gco2q(EU12) = 0;
shock gco2q(EUSTAN1) = 0;
shock gco2q(EEFSU) = 0;

swap gco2q(China) = pemp(China);
swap gco2q(India) = pemp(India);
swap gco2q(SouthAfrica) = pemp(SouthAfrica);
swap gco2q(Brazil) = pemp(Brazil);
swap gco2q(Mexico) = pemp(Mexico);
! shocks with reduction for CIBMSA -5%
shock gco2q(EU15) = -5.37;
shock gco2q(Japan) = -11.80;
shock gco2q(RoA1) = -15.89;

kyotr3a - Kyoto with annex 1 emissions trading with USA  CIMBSA -5%;
swap RCTAXB = NCTAXB;
swap pempb(EMTR)= NCTAXB(EMTR);
swap gco2q(USA) = pemp(USA);
swap gco2q(EU15) = pemp(EU15);
swap gco2q(Japan) = pemp(Japan);
swap gco2q(RoA1) = pemp(RoA1);
swap gco2q(EU12) = pemp(EU12);
swap gco2q(EUSTAN1) = pemp(EUSTAN1);
swap gco2q(EEFSU) = pemp(EEFSU);

shock gco2q(EU12) = 0;
shock gco2q(EUSTAN1) = 0;
shock gco2q(EEFSU) = 0;
shock gco2q(China) = -5;
shock gco2q(India) = -5;
shock gco2q(SouthAfrica) = -5;
shock gco2q(Brazil) = -5;
shock gco2q(Mexico) = -5;

swap gco2q(China) = pemp(China);
swap gco2q(India) = pemp(India);
swap gco2q(SouthAfrica) = pemp(SouthAfrica);
swap gco2q(Brazil) = pemp(Brazil);
swap gco2q(Mexico) = pemp(Mexico);

kyotrLA1 - Kyoto with annex 1 emissions trading with USA + LAC;
swap RCTAXB = NCTAXB;
swap pempb(EMTR)= NCTAXB(EMTR);
swap gco2q(USA) = pemp(USA);
swap gco2q(EU15) = pemp(EU15);
swap gco2q(Japan) = pemp(Japan);
swap gco2q(RoA1) = pemp(RoA1);
swap gco2q(EU12) = pemp(EU12);
swap gco2q(EUSTAN1) = pemp(EUSTAN1);
swap gco2q(EEFSU) = pemp(EEFSU);

! shocks with reduction for CIBMSA -5%
shock gco2q(USA) = -20.78;
shock gco2q(EU15) = -5.37;
shock gco2q(Japan) = -11.80;
shock gco2q(RoA1) = -15.89;
shock gco2q(EU12) = 0;
shock gco2q(EUSTAN1) = 0;
shock gco2q(EEFSU) = 0;
shock gco2q(China) = -5;
shock gco2q(India) = -5;

swap gco2q(Argentina) = pemp(Argentina);
swap gco2q(Brazil) = pemp(Brazil);
swap gco2q(Chile) = pemp(Chile);
swap gco2q(Colombia) = pemp(Colombia);

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shock gco2q(SouthAfrica) = -5;
shock gco2q(Brazil) = -5;

swap gco2q(Mexico) = pemp(Mexico);

swap gco2q(Peru) = pemp(Peru);
swap gco2q(Uruguay) = pemp(Uruguay);
swap gco2q(Venezuela) = pemp(Venezuela);
swap gco2q(BolEcu) = pemp(BolEcu);
swap gco2q(RestofSA) = pemp(RestofSA);
swap gco2q(CentrAmer) = pemp(CentrAmer);
swap gco2q(Caribe) = pemp(Caribe);
! shocks
shock gco2q(USA) = -20.78;
shock gco2q(EU15) = -5.37;
shock gco2q(Japan) = -11.80;
shock gco2q(RoA1) = -15.89;

! shocks
shock gco2q(EU15) = -5.37;
shock gco2q(Japan) = -11.80;
shock gco2q(RoA1) = -15.89;
shock gco2q(EU12) = 0;
shock gco2q(EUSTAN1) = 0;
shock gco2q(EEFSU) = 0;
shock gco2q(Argentina) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Brazil) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Chile) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Colombia) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Mexico) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Peru) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Uruguay) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Venezuela) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Caribe) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(BolEcu) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(CentrAmer) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(RestofSA) = 0.0;

shock gco2q(EU12) = 0;
shock gco2q(EUSTAN1) = 0;
shock gco2q(EEFSU) = 0;
shock gco2q(Argentina) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Brazil) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Chile) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Colombia) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Mexico) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Peru) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Uruguay) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Venezuela) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Caribe) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(BolEcu) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(CentrAmer) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(RestofSA) = 0.0;

kyowtr0 - Kyoto with worldwide emissions trading with positive emissions in FSU;
swap RCTAXB = NCTAXB;
swap pempb(World)= NCTAXB(World);
swap gco2q= pemp;
! shocks
shock gco2q(USA) = -20.78;
shock gco2q(EU15) = -5.37;
shock gco2q(Japan) = -11.80;
shock gco2q(RoA1) = -15.89;
shock gco2q(EU12) = 48.81;
shock gco2q(EUSTAN1) = 64.31;
shock gco2q(EEFSU) = 48.81;
shock gco2q(China) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(India) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(SouthAfrica) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(EEx) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Argentina) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Brazil) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Chile) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Colombia) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Mexico) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Peru) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Uruguay) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Venezuela) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(BolEcu) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(RestofSA) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(CentrAmer) = 0.0;

kyotrLA2 - Kyoto with annex 1 emissions trading without USA + LAC;
swap RCTAXB = NCTAXB;
swap pempb(EMTR)= NCTAXB(EMTR);
swap gco2q(EU15) = pemp(EU15);
swap gco2q(Japan) = pemp(Japan);
swap gco2q(RoA1) = pemp(RoA1);
swap gco2q(EU12) = pemp(EU12);
swap gco2q(EUSTAN1) = pemp(EUSTAN1);
swap gco2q(EEFSU) = pemp(EEFSU);
swap gco2q(Argentina) = pemp(Argentina);
swap gco2q(Brazil) = pemp(Brazil);
swap gco2q(Chile) = pemp(Chile);
swap gco2q(Colombia) = pemp(Colombia);
swap gco2q(Mexico) = pemp(Mexico);
swap gco2q(Peru) = pemp(Peru);
swap gco2q(Uruguay) = pemp(Uruguay);
swap gco2q(Venezuela) = pemp(Venezuela);
swap gco2q(BolEcu) = pemp(BolEcu);

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swap gco2q(RestofSA) = pemp(RestofSA);
swap gco2q(CentrAmer) = pemp(CentrAmer);
swap gco2q(Caribe) = pemp(Caribe);

shock gco2q(Caribe) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(ROW) = 0.0;

kyowtr1 - Kyoto with worldwide emissions trading FSU=0  CIMBSA -5%;
swap RCTAXB = NCTAXB;
swap pempb(World)= NCTAXB(World);
swap gco2q= pemp;
! shocks
shock gco2q(USA) = -20.78;
shock gco2q(EU15) = -5.37;
shock gco2q(Japan) = -11.80;
shock gco2q(RoA1) = -15.89;
shock gco2q(EU12) = 0;
shock gco2q(EUSTAN1) = 0;
shock gco2q(EEFSU) = 0;
shock gco2q(China) = -5;
shock gco2q(India) = -5;
shock gco2q(SouthAfrica) = -5;
shock gco2q(EEx) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Argentina) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Brazil) = -5;
shock gco2q(Chile) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Colombia) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Mexico) = -5;
shock gco2q(Peru) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Uruguay) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Venezuela) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(BolEcu) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(RestofSA) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(CentrAmer) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Caribe) = 0.0;
shock gco2q(Row) = 0.0;

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Climate change and reduction of CO2 emissions…

Serie

medio ambiente y desarrollo
Números publicados
Un listado completo así como los archivos pdf están disponibles en
www.cepal.org/publicaciones
150. Climate change and reduction of CO2 emissions: the role of developing countries in carbon trade markets. Carlos Ludeña,
Carlos de Miguel, Andres Schuschny (LC/L.3608) diciembre 2012. Email: carlos.demiguel@cepal.org. Email:
erecc.lac@cepal.org.
149. Disponibilidad futura de los recursos hídricos frente a escenarios de cambio climático en Chile. Ximena Vargas, Álvaro Ayala,
Rodrigo Meza, Eduardo Rubio (LC/L. 3592), diciembre 2012. Email: carlos.demiguel@cepal.org. erecc.lac@cepal.org.
148. Efecto del cambio climático en la salud pública en Colombia: estudio de caso malaria y dengue. Viviana Cerón y Salua Osorio
Mrad (LC/L.3587), marzo 2013. Email: carlos.demiguel@cepal.org. Email: erecc.lac@cepal.org.
147. Desarrollo de una función agroclimática para estimar productividad de los cultivos agrícolas en Colombia. J. Francisco Boshell
V. (LC/L.3586), marzo 2013. Email: carlos.demiguel@cepal.org. Email: erecc.lac@cepal.org.
146. Panorama del cambio climático en Colombia. Javier Blanco (LC/L.3585) marzo 2013. Email: carlos.demiguel@cepal.org.
Email: erecc.lac@cepal.org.
145. Análisis de la vulnerabilidad del sector hidroeléctrico frente a escenarios futuros de cambio climático en Chile. James
McPhee Eduardo Rubio. Rodrigo Meza. Álvaro Ayala (LC/L.145). diciembre 2012. Email: carlos.demiguel@cepal.org..
Email: erecc.lac@cepal.org.
144. Políticas Fiscales. impactos energéticos y emisiones de CO2 en Chile. Carlos de Miguel. Raúl O’Ryan. Mauricio
Pereira y Bruno Carriquiry (LC/L.3434). diciembre 2011. Email: carlos.demiguel@cepal.org.
143. Financiamiento para el logro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio en un contexto de crisis: Indicadores para Chile.
Raúl O’Ryan. Mauricio Pereira y Carlos de Miguel (LC/L.3405). noviembre 2011. Email: carlos.demiguel@cepal.org.
142. Estimaciones de gasto social en vivienda y desarrollo urbano para algunos países de América Latina y el Caribe.
Raquel Szalachman. María Paz Collinao. (LC/L.3169-P) Nº de venta: S.09.II.G.142 marzo 2010. Email:
Raquel.szalachman@cepal.org
141. Gasto social en vivienda y desarrollo urbano. Raquel Szalachman. María Paz Collinao. (LC/L.3149-P). Nº de venta:
S.09.II.G.122. diciembre 2009. Email: Raquel.szalachman@cepal.org
140. Síndrome holandés. regalías mineras y políticas de gobierno para un país dependiente de recursos naturales: el cobre
en Chile. Mauricio Pereira. Andrés Ulloa. Raúl O’Ryan. Carlos de Miguel (LC/L.3139-P). Nº de venta:
S.09.II.G.112. diciembre 2009. Email: carlos.demiguel@cepal.org
139. Desenvolvimento redoviario e o impacto fiscal do sistema de concesões em Brasil. Ana Paula H.Higa (LC/L.3120P). Nº de venta: P.09.11.G.99. octubre 2009. Email: Ricardo.jordan@cepal.org
138. Trade and Sustainable Development: Spatial Distribution of Trade Policies Impacts on Agriculture. Sergio Ludeña.
Andrés Schuschny. Carlos de Miguel y José Durán. (LC/L.3048-P). Nº de venta: E.09.II.G.50 (US$ 10.00). junio
2009. Email: carlos.demiguel@cepal.org
137. Consideraciones ambientales en torno a los biocombustibles líquidos. José Javier Gómez. Joseluis Samaniego.
Mariana Antonissen (LC/L.2915-P). Nº de venta: S.07.II.G.49 (US$ 10.00). julio 2008. Email:
jose.gomez@cepal.org
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