(Private)-Retroactive Carbon Pricing [(P)ReCaP]: A Market-based Approach for Climate Finance and Risk Assessment

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2205.00666v1
• Date: Mon, 2 May 2022 06:02:13 GMT
• Title: (Private)-Retroactive Carbon Pricing [(P)ReCaP]: A Market-based Approach for Climate Finance and Risk Assessment
• Authors: Yoshua Bengio, Prateek Gupta, Dylan Radovic, Maarten Scholl, Andrew Williams, Christian Schroeder de Witt, Tianyu Zhang, Yang Zhang
• Abstract summary: Retrospective Social Cost of Carbon Updating (ReSCCU) is a novel mechanism that corrects for limitations as empirically measured evidence is collected. To implement ReSCCU in the context of carbon taxation, we propose Retroactive Carbon Pricing (ReCaP) To alleviate systematic risks and minimize government involvement, we introduce the Private ReCaP (PReCaP) prediction market.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Insufficient Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) estimation methods and short-term decision-making horizons have hindered the ability of carbon emitters to properly correct for the negative externalities of climate change, as well as the capacity of nations to balance economic and climate policy. To overcome these limitations, we introduce Retrospective Social Cost of Carbon Updating (ReSCCU), a novel mechanism that corrects for these limitations as empirically measured evidence is collected. To implement ReSCCU in the context of carbon taxation, we propose Retroactive Carbon Pricing (ReCaP), a market mechanism in which polluters offload the payment of ReSCCU adjustments to insurers. To alleviate systematic risks and minimize government involvement, we introduce the Private ReCaP (PReCaP) prediction market, which could see real-world implementation based on the engagement of a few high net-worth individuals or independent institutions.

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