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The Impacts of the Climate Change Levy on Manufacturing: Evidence from Microdata
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2011
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We estimate the impacts of the Climate Change Levy (CCL) on manufacturing plants using panel data from the UK production census. Our identification strategy builds on the comparison of outcomes between plants subject to the CCL and plants that were granted an 80% discount on the levy after joining a Climate Change Agreement (CCA). Exploiting exogenous variation in eligibility for CCA participation, we find that the CCL had a strong negative impact on energy intensity and electricity use. We
doi:10.3386/w17446
fatcat:lt3r62a6ejhiniihb3w5w6ds2y