eprintid: 13488 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 353 dir: disk0/00/01/34/88 datestamp: 2016-07-29 11:26:57 lastmod: 2021-08-27 17:27:31 status_changed: 2016-07-29 11:26:57 type: article metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 3 creators_name: van der Zwaan, B.C.C. creators_name: Gerlagh, R. creators_name: Klaassen, G. creators_name: Schrattenholzer, L. creators_id: AL1189 title: Endogenous technological change in climate change modelling ispublished: pub abstract: This article investigates the impact on optimal CO2 abatement and carbon tax levels of introducing endogenous technological change in a macroeconomic model of climate change. We analyse technological change as a function of cumulative capacity, as incorporated recently in energy-systems models. Our calculations confirm that including endogenous innovation implies earlier emission reduction to meet atmospheric carbon concentration constraints. However, the effect is stronger than suggested in the literature. Moreover, the development of non-fossil energy technologies constitutes the most important opportunity for emission reductions. Optimal carbon tax levels, reducing fossil energy use, are lower than usually advocated. date: 2002-01 date_type: published publisher: Elsevier id_number: 10.1016/S0140-9883(01)00073-1 creators_browse_id: 2366 full_text_status: none publication: Energy Economics volume: 24 number: 1 pagerange: 1-19 refereed: TRUE issn: 0140-9883 coversheets_dirty: FALSE fp7_project: no fp7_type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article citation: van der Zwaan, B.C.C., Gerlagh, R., Klaassen, G., & Schrattenholzer, L. (2002). Endogenous technological change in climate change modelling. Energy Economics 24 (1) 1-19. 10.1016/S0140-9883(01)00073-1 .