Does carbon asset add value to clean energy market? Evidence from EU

Memoona Kanwal; Hashim Khan; Memoona Kanwal; Hashim Khan

doi:10.3934/GF.2021023

Green Finance

2021, Volume 3, Issue 4: 495-507. doi: 10.3934/GF.2021023

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Does carbon asset add value to clean energy market? Evidence from EU

Memoona Kanwal ^,,
Hashim Khan

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan

Received: 07 September 2021 Accepted: 21 November 2021 Published: 26 November 2021
JEL Codes: C40, G11, G15, D81

This paper examines if clean energy stocks help investors in managing carbon risk. We use the price of the European Union Allowance (EUA) and European clean energy index (ERIX) for the three phases of the EU-Emission Trading Scheme. Analyzing the time-varying correlation and volatility of EUA stock and ERIX through generalized orthogonal GO-GARCH model, the empirical results reveal relative independence of the European renewable energy market from the carbon market providing diversification benefits and value addition by including carbon assets in clean energy stock portfolio. Furthermore, three portfolios with different weight allocation strategies reveal that the carbon asset provides risk and downside risk benefits when mixed with a clean energy stock portfolio. These results are useful for investors who enter the market for value maximization and the regulators striving to make strategies for managing carbon risk.
- European Union Allowance (EUA),
- European clean energy index (ERIX),
- GO-GARCH,
- carbon risk,
- portfolio diversification
Citation: Memoona Kanwal, Hashim Khan. Does carbon asset add value to clean energy market? Evidence from EU[J]. Green Finance, 2021, 3(4): 495-507. doi: 10.3934/GF.2021023

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This paper examines if clean energy stocks help investors in managing carbon risk. We use the price of the European Union Allowance (EUA) and European clean energy index (ERIX) for the three phases of the EU-Emission Trading Scheme. Analyzing the time-varying correlation and volatility of EUA stock and ERIX through generalized orthogonal GO-GARCH model, the empirical results reveal relative independence of the European renewable energy market from the carbon market providing diversification benefits and value addition by including carbon assets in clean energy stock portfolio. Furthermore, three portfolios with different weight allocation strategies reveal that the carbon asset provides risk and downside risk benefits when mixed with a clean energy stock portfolio. These results are useful for investors who enter the market for value maximization and the regulators striving to make strategies for managing carbon risk.

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