The volatility spillover effect of the European Union (EU) carbon financial market

Shihong Zeng; Jingmin Jia; Bin Su; Chunxia Jiang; Guowang Zeng

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124394

The volatility spillover effect of the European Union (EU) carbon financial market

Shihong Zeng^*, Jingmin Jia, Bin Su^* (Corresponding Author), Chunxia Jiang^* (Corresponding Author), Guowang Zeng

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Abstract

This paper modifies the BEKK-GARCH model based on the empirical results of the VAR model to analyze the dynamic volatility spillover effect between the European Union allowance (EUA) and certified emissions reduction (CER) markets during the second and third phases of the European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS). The empirical results show that (1) an asymmetric volatility spillover effect exists between the EUA and CER markets and that the EUA market has a more significant volatility spillover effect on the CER market, and (2) the volatility spillover effect between the EUA and CER becomes weaker in phase III since the European Commission has limited the substitution of CER for EUA more strictly and the global carbon reduction requirements have become less demanding. Our study can help investors and managers of carbon market to have a more comprehensive understanding of the information and risk transmission mechanism between the EUA and CER markets, thus, providing them with a basis to make investment decisions and formulate policies.

Original language	English
Article number	124394
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Cleaner Production
Volume	282
Early online date	29 Sept 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124394
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2021

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Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the valuable comments and suggestions provided by our colleagues. The authors are grateful to the anonymous reviewers, whose comments have helped us improve the manuscript.

Funding
This research is partially funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71473010), Capacity Building of Science and Technology Innovation Services (Research Category) in 2019—Beijing Basic Research Business Expenses in Beijing University of Technology (011000546320503) and (011000546320532).

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Carbon financial market
Volatility spillover effect
VAR modelling
BEKK-GARCH model
VAR model

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