Saturday, October 30, 2010
Competition Policy and Green Growth
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol
The Nordic competition authorities have authored a new report on Competition Policy and Green Growth.
1. Executive Summary 2. Background and Structure of the Repor 3. Competition Policy and Environmental Policy 3.1 Brief Introduction to Environmental Policy............................................................12 3.2 The Benefits of Competition ..................................................................................13 3.3 The Relationship between Competition Policy and Environmental Policy .........15 3.3.1. The Impact of Environmental Policy on Competition...........................................16 3.3.2. The Environmental Impacts of Restrictive Practices...............................................17 3.4 Concluding Remarks................................................................................................18 4. Environmental Policy Instruments and Competition Implications 4.1 Taxes and Subsidies.................................................................................................20 4.1.1 Taxes.........................................................................................................................20 4.1.2 Subsidies...................................................................................................................21 4.2 Tradable Emission Permits.......................................................................................24 4.2.1 ETS and the Importance of Effective Competition ................................................24 4.3 Green Public Procurement .....................................................................................27 4.3.1 GPP as an Environmental Policy Tool ...................................................................27 4.3.2 GPP in a Competition Policy Perspective...............................................................29 4.3.3 Case Material ...........................................................................................................31 4.3.4 Concluding Remarks................................................................................................33 4.4 Restrictive Effects of Green Measures and the Importance of Advocacy. ...........33 4.4.1 Competition Assessment of Green Measures ........................................................34 4.4.2 Advocacy of Market Based Instruments in Environmental Policy.........................44 5. Business Practices in Green Markets 5.1 Antitrust and Green Markets....................................................................................47 5.2 Restrictive Practices in Recycling and Waste Management....................................49 5.2.1 Spillover effects........................................................................................................49 5.2.2 Bundling of Demand...............................................................................................51 5.2.3 Pricing and Fee Structure .......................................................................................54 5.3 Certification Arrangements and Competition Concerns.........................................58 5.3.1 Economic Theory and Certification Effects.............................................................59 5.3.2 Certification, Differentiation and Price Premiums..................................................61 5.3.3 Certification and Trade............................................................................................63 5.3.4 Concluding Remarks................................................................................................63 6. Future Challenges on the Path to Green Growth
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