Daily Archives: 9 October 2025

Signal received? Carbon price and financial–environmental performance prioritization in EU ETS firms

Maria Eugenia SaninPublicationsPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsSectoral PoliciesComments Off on Signal received? Carbon price and financial–environmental performance prioritization in EU ETS firms

Understanding how firms interpret and respond to carbon price signals based on their strategic priorities is crucial for aligning climate policies with corporate financial and environmental objectives. By examining how carbon price signals can shape firms’ financial–environmental priorities, these findings offer actionable insights for designing policies that better balance profitability and sustainability in the low-carbon transition.

Imperfect Competition and the Adoption of Clean Technology: The Case of CCS in Cement

Jean-Pierre PonssardPublicationsQuentin HoarauResearch areaResearch FellowsSectoral PoliciesWorking papersComments Off on Imperfect Competition and the Adoption of Clean Technology: The Case of CCS in Cement

his paper studies the adoption of clean technology in an oligopolistic setting, focusing on carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the cement sector. Firms can choose between two technologies: a carbon-
intensive (“dirty”) technology and a low-carbon (“clean”) one.

Greening the car fleet: demand characteristics, policy impacts & new product introduction

Ariane BousquetPublicationsResearch areaResearch FellowsSectoral PoliciesWorking papersComments Off on Greening the car fleet: demand characteristics, policy impacts & new product introduction

Globally, the transport sector is the second-largest source of CO2 emissions, with private road transportation accounting for the majority of these emissions. In this study, we use a structural model and a novel dataset of the French new and used car markets to estimate the determinants of private car demand and price sensitivity. Our findings demonstrate that targeting low-income households is effective from both distributive and environmental perspectives.