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How Carbon Emission Quotas Can be Allocated
Fairly and Efficiently among Different Industrial
Sectors: The Case of Chinese Industry
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School of Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
Submission date: 2017-10-11
Final revision date: 2017-12-05
Acceptance date: 2017-12-14
Online publication date: 2018-06-25
Publication date: 2018-07-09
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Feng Dong
China University of Mining and Technology, South Lake Campus, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou Jiangsu, P. R. China, 221116 Xuzhou, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(6):2883-2891
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Emissions trading schemes (ETS) have been treated as a cost-effective mitigation measure to effectively
control carbon emissions. Industrial carbon emission quota allocation is prior to the implementation of
ETS. This study takes industrial sectors in China as a case to apportion carbon emission quotas. An
informational entropy and multiple-factor mixed weighting allocation model (IEMMA) was established
by considering fairness, efficiency, and feasibility from 4 aspects, i.e., emission reduction responsibility,
emission reduction potential, emission reduction capacity, and industrial features. The allocation results
among industrial sectors present many differences, and averaging a weighting allocation scheme is more
feasible than other allocation schemes considering the fairness, efficiency, and feasibility. This study not
only advances the existing literature on the issue of sectoral carbon emission quota allocation, but also
provides a significant reference for China’s policymaking in ETS implementation.
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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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