• Media type: Report; E-Book
  • Title: Is Environmentalism the Right Strategy to Decarbonize the World?
  • Contributor: Marini, Marco A. [Author]; Tarola, Ornella [Author]; Thisse, Jacques-François [Author]
  • imprint: Milano: Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), 2020
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: Psychic Costs and Benefifits ; Environmental Policy ; D11 ; Vertical Product Differentiation ; Environmentalism ; Q50 ; L13
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  • Description: We study how the supply of environmentalism, which is defined by psychic benefits (costs) associated with the purchase of high-environmental (low-environmental) qualities, a¤ects the way firms choose their products and the ensuing consequences for the global level of pollution. Contrary to general belief, a high supply of environmentalism does not give rise to a better environmental outcome because it endows firms with more market power which they use to maximize profits. By contrast, standard policy instruments such as a minimum quality standard or the use of greener technologies leads to a better ecological footprint.
  • Access State: Open Access