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The price of carbon: Choosing between the physical and economic equivalence of emissions and permits
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2025-7-82-97
Abstract
Carrying out decarbonization of the economy requires a mechanism for determining the price of carbon. The work is built on the data of the world’s leading studies, statistical and exchange indicators, that are analyzed using the methods of descriptive statistics and integral equations. The features of carbon as an external effect are highlighted, which, in comparison with standard exchange assets, to a greater extent limit the possibility of setting a price for it in the course of negotiations and bargaining (the Coase theorem). The incompatibility of ensuring physical equivalence of emitted and stored carbon with economic equivalence, taking into account time preferences, is shown. The method for determining the price of carbon is proposed to achieve a balance of interests between current and future generations, taking into account differences among countries and emitted greenhouse gases. This method was tested for Russia. The criteria and mechanisms of carbon pricing as an external effect, keeping in mind its highlighted features, are put forward. Measures aimed at maximizing the effect of decarbonization of the economy are proposed.
Supporting agencies: The study was prepared within the framework of the state assignment of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences “Comprehensive research and development of the foundations for managing the sustainable development of the northern and border belts of Russia in the context of global challenges”.
About the Authors
V. V. Karginova-Gubinova
Institute of Economics, the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Valentina V. Karginova-Gubinova
Petrozavodsk
O. V. Tolstogyzov
Institute of Economics, the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Oleg V. Tolstogyzov
Petrozavodsk
S. V. Tishkov
Institute of Economics, the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey V. Tishkov
Petrozavodsk
E. A. Shlapeko
Institute of Economics, the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ekaterina A. Shlapeko
Petrozavodsk
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Karginova-Gubinova V.V., Tolstogyzov O.V., Tishkov S.V., Shlapeko E.A. The price of carbon: Choosing between the physical and economic equivalence of emissions and permits. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2025;(7):82-97. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2025-7-82-97
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