Event Information
The next EEU seminar will be held on Monday the 9th of Mars at 12:10 – 13:00 in B44.
The seminar will be held by Tommy Lundgren who will present on the topic of: Industrial emission dynamics, eco-efficiency, and rebound effects.
Tommy Lundgren is an Associate Professor at Umeå University and Scientific Director of CERE whose research focuses on environmental and resource economics, particularly climate policy impacts on industry, corporate environmental responsibility, and forest bioenergy.
When: Monday, Mars 9th at 12:10-13:00.
Where: B44
Speaker: Tommy Lundgren
Online: Zoom
Summary: This paper measures emission rebound effects by estimating the elasticity of emissions with respect to eco-efficiency in Swedish manufacturing (2002–2022). We first derive a parsimonious microeconomic framework identifying three structural determinants of rebound: emission cost share, demand elasticity, and endogenous abatement. Eco-efficiency for CO2, SO2, and NOx is computed under a by-production BP–FGL framework, and a dynamic panel model (system GMM) links emissions to efficiency, abatement expenditure, demand conditions, and EU ETS exposure. We find pervasive short-run rebound effects, with backfire arising in several sectors. Long-run rebound is weaker and pollutant-specific. CO2 rebound declines modestly across ETS phases, whereas SO2 and NOx display limited phase variation. Efficiency heterogeneity across firms does not generate systematic differences in rebound intensity. Overall, rebound effects reflect structural production responses consistent with the theoretical determinants identified in the model.