After more than a decade of supporting renewable energies (RE) through feed-in tariffs, Germany has set out to integrate RE into the power market. This requires RE investors to carry market risks, in particular the power price risk. But under the current financial structure higher risks would negatively impact the bankability of new projects, which…
Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act to Achieve 80×30 in the US Electricity Sector
The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) promises to deliver important reductions in CO2 emissions from the electricity sector along with a host of other benefits to citizens and electricity consumers, but it falls short of achieving the 80 percent reduction (below 2005 levels) by 2030 (80×30) consistent with meeting the nation’s Paris goals. This paper…
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An Option Analysis of the European Union Renewable Energy Support Mechanisms
We examine the economic efficiency of incentive mechanisms used to promote Renewable Energy (RE) across the European Union (EU) by looking at returns to investors along with any negative externalities or social costs. Using electricity price data from 2009 to 2013, we evaluate the RE support mechanisms adopted by some of the largest EU economies….
Do Sustainable Operations through Energy Effectiveness Reduce Cost of Debt in Medium and High-tech Industries? Evidence from an Emerging Economy
Are Credit Rating Agencies Punishing Petrostates for Energy Transition Risks?
Understanding Indicators for Circular Economy Application in Manufacturing
This paper aims to provide manufacturing companies with a comprehensive understanding of the various indicators used to evaluate circular economy (CE) practices. Through a systematic review of existing literature, it highlights the essential role of these metrics in promoting the adoption of CE principles within the manufacturing sector. The discussion is organized around a six-step…
Time and frequency domain connectedness between Green Bond Index and Financial Markets. Are there any diversification benefits?
Total factor productivity and tax avoidance: An asymmetric micro-data analysis for European oil and gas companies
This paper investigates the asymmetric relationship between corporate tax avoidance and total factor productivity (TFP) using firm-level data for 141 European oil and gas companies, covering the period 2007 to 2015. Firstly, we rely on the novel mechanism advanced by Rovigatti and Mollisi (2018) to compute firms’ TFP. Secondly, we resort to Canay’s (2011) panel…