Thesis
Essays on investment in carbon capture technology: the role of markets, competitors and policy
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- Awarding institution
- University of Strathclyde
- Date of award
- 2022
- Thesis identifier
- T16212
- Person Identifier (Local)
- 201677952
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- Department, School or Faculty
- Abstract
- In this thesis, three different economic models under an industrial organization approach are presented modelling different types of carbon capture technology adoption. The thesis aims to understand the incentives that drive a carbon capture technology decision making at a firm level and develop policy solutions to inform government and policymakers to increase carbon capture technology adoption. The first model constructed considers a carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology adoption in different competitive environments. The focus is to explore how competition influences a firm’s decision toward CCS technology. The second model investigates the strategic interaction that firms experience in an industry where a firm adopts carbon capture and CO2 utilization (CCU). The model also evaluates the environmental impact of a CCU industry, as a major drawback of final goods produced by CO2 utilization is the carbon emissions are released back into the atmosphere once consumed in the final goods market. In this chapter, a series of policy solutions are proposed to obtain an increase in the adoption of CCU whilst accomplishing a positive environmental impact. The third model investigates the optimal CCS adoption decision time of a follower influenced by a learning-by-doing and spillover effect. A follower is a firm that adopts a second-generation CCS technology with a lower production cost caused by a learning effect from a pioneer. A pioneer is a firm that adopts a first-generation CCS technology with a high production cost, and it experiences a learning-by-doing effect. We discover, that if the adoption of CCS technology is sequential, a pioneer is always at an economic disadvantage by adopting first. The main contribution of this chapter recommends a policy solution that balances the adoption cost of a pioneer and a follower, achieving an increase in the diffusion of CCS technology.
- Advisor / supervisor
- Nimubona, Alain-Dersire
- Dickson, Alex, 1979-
- Quigley, John
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- DOI
- Date Created
- 2021
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