Regina Betz
UNSW Business School
Regina is teaching environmental economics at the School of Economics at the UNSW. She studied economics in Germany and the U.K. and obtained her PhD through research analysing the impact of different designs of carbon trading systems on transaction costs. From 1997-2004 she has been a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Environmental Technology and Environmental Economics at the Fraunhofer (FhG) Institute of Systems and Innovation Research in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Her work focuses on climate change policies and their associated instruments, such as Joint Implementation, the Clean Development Mechanism and particularly emissions trading. Her publications largely relate to the design and implementation of these instruments. From 1998 -2004 she has been a consultant to the German Federal Ministry of Environmental with respect to the Kyoto Mechanisms and Emissions trading (e.g. National Allocation Plan), and has been closely involved with European Union and United Nations negotiations on climate change (UNFCCC).
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Publications
| Title & place of publication | Author | Research area | Type | Links | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Minimum Reliability Subscription, Capital Efficient Community Microgrids With High Share Of Renewables' | Iain MacGill, Regina Betz, Emi Minghui Gui | Electricity Markets & Restructuring, Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation | Reports and Working Papers | ||
| 'Assessing possible generation portfolios for China’s future carbon constrained electricity industry', by Peerapat Vithayasrichareon, Regina Betz, Iain MacGill, Xinyang Wei, Qing, T., Yu, W. and Jotzo, F. | Peerapat Vithayasrichareon, Regina Betz, Iain MacGill, Wei, X., Qing, T., Yu, W., Jotzo, F. | Electricity Markets & Restructuring, Large-scale Renewable Energy | Reports and Working Papers | ||
| 'Transfer patterns in Phase I of the EU Emissions Trading System: a first reality check based on cluster analysis’, Climate Policy, 16 | Regina Betz, Schmidt, T.S. | Emissions trading | Journal papers | Climate Policy, 16 | |
| 'A Framework for Designing & Categorising Capacity Markets – Insights from an Application to Europe', 38th IAEE International Conference, Antalya, Turkey | Jenny Riesz, Regina Betz, Thorpe, G., Cludius, J. | Electricity Markets & Restructuring | Extended abstract | IAEE International Conference, PDF | |
| 'Emissions Trading in Practice: Lessons learnt from the European emissions trading scheme', in Handbook of Environmental Economics in Asia | Regina Betz | Emissions trading | Book chapters | Shunsuke Managi, Handbook of Environmental Economics in Asia, Routledge | |
| 'Designing Prediction Markets for International Negotiations: Lessons Learnt from the Climate Summit in Copenhagen’, Global Environmental Change, 27 | Regina Betz, Paul Twomey, Cludius, J. | Emissions trading, Sustainability & general | Journal papers | Global Environmental Change, 27 | |
| 'Emissions from electricity generators in response to environmental taxes: Evidence from Australia’, Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, 33 | Regina Betz, Contreras, Z., Ancev, T. | Emissions trading | Journal papers | Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, 33 | |
| 'Submission regarding the Australian Governments Emissions Reduction Fund' | Iain MacGill, Jenny Riesz, Regina Betz | Emissions trading, Sustainability & general | Submissions | ||
| Climate change has costs beyond the carbon price | Iain MacGill, Jenny Riesz, Regina Betz | Emissions trading | Articles | Ben Global | |
| Submission on Repealing the Carbon Price | Iain MacGill, Jenny Riesz, Regina Betz | Emissions trading | Submissions | ||
| 'Achieving additional emission reductions under a cap-and-trade scheme’, Climate Policy, 12 | Paul Twomey, Regina Betz, Iain MacGill | Emissions trading | Journal papers | Climate Policy, 12 | |
| 'The New South Wales load based licensing scheme for NOx: Lessons learnt after a decade of operation', Ecological Economics, 80 | Regina Betz, Ancev, T., Contreras, Z. | Emissions trading | Journal papers | Ecological Economics, 80 | |
| 'Australian Domestic Offset Policies: An example for achieving real greenhouse gas emissions reductions?', Joint Implementation Quarterly, 16 | Regina Betz, Iain MacGill, Rob Passey | Emissions trading | Journal papers | Joint Implementation Quarterly, 16 | |
| 'Australia - Finally a Carbon Pricing Scheme?' in Greenhouse Gas Market 2011, Asia and Beyond: the Roadmap to Global Carbon & Energy Markets, by the International Emissions Trading Association | Paul Twomey, Iain MacGill, Regina Betz, Jones, M.C. | Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | Greenhouse Gas Market 2011, Asia and Beyond: the Roadmap to Global Carbon & Ene…, International Emissions Trading Association | |
| 'Was kommt nach Kopenhagen? Ein Ausblick aus der Sicht Australiens und seiner asiatisch-pazi?schen Nachbarn' ['What comes after Copenhagen? A view from the perspective of Australia and its Asia-Pacific neighbors'], In: KAS Auslandsinformationen 26.2010, p | Regina Betz, Johanna Cludius | Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | KAS Auslandsinformationen, PDF | |
| The Copenhagen Prediction Market (COPPM) Prospectus | Regina Betz, Cludius, J. | Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | ||
| Submission to the Senate Select Committee on the Scrutiny of New Taxes, Nov 2010 | Paul Twomey, Regina Betz | Emissions trading | Submissions | ||
| Experimental Testing of Possible Designs for the Australian Carbon Pollution Permit Allocation Auction, report prepared for the Department of Climate Change & Energy Efficiency, Canberra. This report was only released in March 2012. | Regina Betz, Ehrhart, K-M., Greiner, B., Ortmann, A., Schweitzer, S., Seifert, S. | Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | Department of Climate Change & Energy Efficiency, PDF | |
| Additional Action Reserve: A proposed mechanism to facilitate additional voluntary and policy emission reductions efforts in emissions trading schemes, CEEM discussion paper for comment DP_100212, February 2010 | Paul Twomey, Regina Betz, Iain MacGill, Rob Passey | Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | CEEM discussion paper for comment DP_100212, February 2010, PDF | |
| 'Incentives for energy efficiency in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme', Energy Efficiency, 2 | Regina Betz, Schleich, J., Rogge, K. | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Emissions trading | Journal papers | Energy Efficiency, 2, PDF | |
| Expensive beast still has no teeth, OpEd in AFR, 25th of May | Regina Betz, Iain MacGill | Emissions trading | Articles | AFR, PDF | |
| Auctioning greenhouse gas emissions permits in Australia, EERH Research Report No.29 | Regina Betz, Cramton, P., Seifert, S. | Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | EERH Research Report No.29 | |
| Optimal coverage of installations in a Carbon Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), EERH Research Report No.28 | Regina Betz, Sanderson, T., Ancev, T. | Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | ERH Research Report No.28 | |
| Notes for introductory statement to the Senate Economics Committee, 27th March 2009, and the Proof Committee Hansard, Reference: Exposure drafts of the legislation to implement the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme | Regina Betz, Iain MacGill, Paul Twomey | Emissions trading | Submissions | Exposure drafts of the legislation to implement the Carbon Pollution Reduction …, PDF, Proof Committee Hansard | |
| Notes for introductory statement to the Senate Economics Committee, 1st May 2009, and the Proof Committee Hansard, Reference: Emissions trading and reducing carbon pollution | Iain MacGill, Regina Betz | Emissions trading | Submissions | Emissions trading and reducing carbon pollution, PDF, Proof Committee Hansard | |
| No climate for change, in ABC News Opinion and Analysis section, 8th May | Regina Betz, Iain MacGill | Emissions trading | Articles | ABC News Opinion and Analysis section, PDF | |
| Linking the Australian Emissions Trading Scheme, a working paper. EERH Research Report No 14. Final version to be published in Climate Policy Special Issue later in 2009 | Regina Betz, Frank Jotzo | Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | EERH Research Report No 14, PDF | |
| 'The Implications of Australia's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme for its National Electricity Market', a CEEM/University College London Working Paper [forthcoming] | Regina Betz, Owen, A. | Emissions trading, Electricity Markets & Restructuring | Reports and Working Papers | CEEM/University College London Working Paper | |
| A Lost Opportunity for Leadership, for NewMatilda, 22nd July 2008 | Iain MacGill, Regina Betz | Emissions trading | Articles | New Matilda | |
| 'The Policy Issues Arising with the Linking of International Emissions Trading Schemes', Australian Resources & Energy Law Journal, 27 | Regina Betz, Ashley Stafford | Emissions trading | Journal papers | Australian Resources & Energy Law Journal, 27, PDF | |
| CEEM Submission to the Garnaut Review Emissions Trading Scheme Discussion Paper, April 2008 | Iain MacGill, Regina Betz | Emissions trading | Submissions | ||
| Emissions Trading: Good Governance Requires 100% Auctioning, for the Centre for Policy Development, 13th June 2008 | Iain MacGill, Regina Betz | Emissions trading | Articles | Centre for Policy Development, PDF | |
| Further Definition of the Auction proposal in the NETT Discussion paper, August 2007 | Regina Betz, Stefen Seifert | Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | ||
| EU Emission Trading - Better Job Second Time Round?, Working Paper Sustainability and Innovation Nr. S 2/2007 | Regina Betz, Joachim Schleich, Karoline Rogge | Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | Working Paper Sustainability and Innovation | |
| Draft Submission to the PM&C Discussion Paper, Abatement Incentives Prior to the Commencement of the Australian Emissions Trading Scheme | Regina Betz, Iain MacGill, Rob Passey | Emissions trading | Submissions | ||
| An Early Assessment of National Allocation Plans for Phase 2 of EU Emission Trading | Regina Betz, Karoline Rogge, Joachim Schleich | Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | ||
| What is driving Price Volatility in the EU ETS? in the Australasian Emissions Trading Forum Review, Oct/Nov 2006 pp4-5 | Regina Betz | Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | Australasian Emissions Trading Forum Review, PDF | |
| 'Emissions trading: lessons learnt from the 1st phase of the EU ETS and prospects for the 2nd phase', Climate Policy, 6 | Regina Betz, Misato Sato | Emissions trading | Journal papers | Climate Policy, 6 | |
| 'Implications of announced phase II national allocation plans for the EU ETS', Climate Policy, 6 | Regina Betz, Karsten Neuhoff, Markus Ahman, Johanna Cludius, Federico Ferrario, Kristina Holmgren, Gabriella Pal, Michael Grubb, Felix Matthes, Karoline Rogge, Misato Sato, Joachim Schleich, Jos Sijm, Andreas Tuerk, Claudia Kettner, Neil Walker | Emissions trading | Journal papers | Climate Policy, 6 | |
| 'EU Emissions trading: an early analysis of national allocation plans for 2008-2012', Climate Policy, 6 | Regina Betz, Karoline Rogge, Joachim Schleich | Emissions trading | Journal papers | Climate Policy, 6 | |
| Emissions Trading for Australia: Design, transition and linking options | Regina Betz, Iain MacGill | Electricity Markets & Restructuring, Emissions trading | Reports and Working Papers | ||
| Submission to 'A National Emissions Trading Scheme' background paper for stakeholder consultation | Regina Betz, Iain MacGill, Rob Passey | Emissions trading | Submissions | ||
| 'Designing National Allocation Plans for EU Emissions Trading - A First Analysis of the Outcome', Energy and Environment, 15 | Regina Betz, Wolfgang Eichhammer, Joachim Schleich | Emissions trading | Journal papers | Energy and Environment, 15, PDF | |
| 'EU Emissions Trading and Transaction Costs for Small and Medium Sized Companies', Review of European Economic Policy, 39 | Regina Betz, Joachim Schleich | Emissions trading | Journal papers | Review of European Economic Policy, 39, PDF | |
| Simulating Emissions Trading in Southwest Germany. In: European Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (Paris): Proceedings of the 2003 eceee Summer Study. Time to turn down energy demand, 2-7 June 2003, Saint Raphael, France, Vol. 3, 2003, p. 1023-1031. | Regina Betz, Joachim Schleich, Karl-Martin Ehrhart, Christian Hoppe, Stefan Seifert | Emissions trading | Archived | ECEEE Summer Study. Time to turn down energy deman, PDF | |
| Implications of EU Enlargement on the EU Greenhouse Gas "Bubble" and Internal Burden Sharing," International Environmental Agreements in Politics, Law and Economics, Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 267-279 | Regina Betz, Axel Michaelowa | Emissions trading | Archived | International Environmental Agreements Politics, Law and Economics, PDF |
Events
| Event | Type | Research area | Location | Date | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China-Australia Carbon Market Design Expert Workshop: Allocation Approaches and lessons learnt so far | Workshop | Emissions trading | Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University, China | Saturday 12th October 2013 | |
| China-Australia Carbon Market Design Expert Workshop | Workshop | Emissions trading | School of Economics, Fudan University, China | Wednesday 11th September 2013 | |
| CEEM China-Australia Carbon Market Design Workshop | Conference | Emissions trading | ASB Experimental Laboratory, UNSW, Sydney | Tuesday 26th March 2013 |