2007).The European forest trade model: EU policy and the impact on forest raw material use. Licentiate thesis 2007:11, Luleå university of technology

• Main Author: Anna Mansikkasalo
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Luleå
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.505.4640; http://epubl.luth.se/1402-1757/2007/11/LTU-LIC-0711-SE.pdf

iAbstract The main purpose of this study is to develop a numerical simulation model of the European trade in forest fuels and analyse the possible trade levels for forest fuels in Europe following the implementation of EU energy policy. The White Paper and the RES-E Directive have been designed partly to support an increased use of forest fuels as sources for energy generation. An increased demand for forest fuels in Europe as a whole can imply higher forest fuel prices in some countries for which the aggregated demand curve shifts outward and the demanded quantity increases. An increase in European trade can both strengthen as well as mitigate national upward pressures on the forest fuel prices. Hence, investigating the European trade in forest fuels is important for understanding how industry sectors in the European economies will be affected by the EU policy. The analysis of policy consequences ex ante requires modelling. Since there are few existing models suitable for our purpose a new model needs to be developed. Besides outlining a new model, labelled the European Forest Trade Model (EFTM), as well as coding it using the GAMS software, substantial efforts were made to collect available European