Study on Low-Carbon Technology Investment Strategies for High Energy-Consuming Enterprises under the Health Co-Benefits of Carbon Emission Reduction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Problem Description and Basic Assumptions
4. Model Construction and Solution
4.1. The Construction and Solution of Investment Strategy Model of No Carbon Emission Reduction Subsidy
4.2. Construction and Solution of Investment Strategy Model under Cost Subsidy
4.3. Construction and Solution of Investment Strategy Model under Product Subsidy
5. Numerical Algorithms and Simulations
Parameter | β | Q0 | α | C | A | |
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Value | 10 (t) | 100,000 (104 CNY/pcs) | 20,000 (pcs) | 30 (104 CNY/pcs) | 0.8 (104 CNY/pcs) | 150,000 (t) |
5.1. The Impact of Carbon Emission Right Price
5.2. The Impact of Carbon Tax Rate
5.3. The Impact of Sensitivity Coefficient of Consumer Low Carbon Level
5.4. The Impact of Repayment Rate
5.5. The Impact of Cost Subsidies Ratio
5.6. The Impact of Products Subsidies Coefficient
5.7. The Impact of Different Subsidies Ratio
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Meaning | Parameter | Meaning |
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Wholesale prices of products of energy-consuming enterprises | Cost subsidy ratio | ||
Retail price | Product subsidy coefficient | ||
Carbon trading price | Unit production cost | ||
Carbon emissions per unit product before low-carbon technology investment | Carbon tax rate | ||
Low-carbon technology investment after the unit product carbon emissions | Carbon emission quotas for energy-consuming enterprises | ||
Level of carbon emission reduction after high energy-consuming enterprises invest in low-carbon technology | Potential market demand | ||
Cost coefficient of high energy-consuming enterprises investing in low carbon technology | Profits of energy-consuming enterprises | ||
Consumer price elasticity coefficient | Retailer profit | ||
Consumer low carbon level sensitivity coefficient | Lending rate |
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Liu, Z.; Sun, W. Study on Low-Carbon Technology Investment Strategies for High Energy-Consuming Enterprises under the Health Co-Benefits of Carbon Emission Reduction. Sustainability 2023, 15, 8872. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15118872
Liu Z, Sun W. Study on Low-Carbon Technology Investment Strategies for High Energy-Consuming Enterprises under the Health Co-Benefits of Carbon Emission Reduction. Sustainability. 2023; 15(11):8872. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15118872
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Zheng, and Wenzhuo Sun. 2023. "Study on Low-Carbon Technology Investment Strategies for High Energy-Consuming Enterprises under the Health Co-Benefits of Carbon Emission Reduction" Sustainability 15, no. 11: 8872. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15118872