PAT Scheme Impact and Carbon Liability Analysis for 48 Refineries in India and ASEAN: Facility-Level Data and Replication Code
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Description
This repository provides complete replication packages for five interconnected studies on carbon pricing and refinery decarbonization in India and ASEAN.
STUDIES INCLUDED:
1. PAT SCHEME ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
- Staggered difference-in-differences estimation
- Finding: 24.1% reduction in specific energy consumption
- 117 refinery-years (23 refineries, 2012-2024)
- 115 million tonnes CO2 avoided
2. INDIA CARBON LIABILITY ACCOUNTING
- First systematic quantification for Indian refineries
- Base case: $13.1 billion total liability
- Government exposure: $17.7 billion through PSU ownership
- 6 scenarios × 4 pathways × 3 discount rates
3. INDIA REFINERY EMISSIONS DATABASE
- First facility-level dataset for 23 Indian refineries
- Sources: PAT scheme, Climate TRACE, company disclosures
- 87.7% validation score
- 55 CSV files with data dictionaries
4. TRANSITION PATHWAY MODELING
- Cliff-year analysis under Paris-aligned scenarios
- Decarbonization pathways 2025-2050
- Employment and regional impact assessment
5. ASEAN REGIONAL ANALYSIS
- 25 refineries across Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam
- Regional liability: $20.3 billion
- Novel finding: Ownership structure predicts policy stringency
KEY METRICS:
- 48 refineries analyzed
- $33.4 billion total carbon liability
- 45+ Python scripts
- 58+ CSV data files
- Full methodology documentation
REPOSITORY STRUCTURE:
- zenodo_upload/ - PAT scheme replication package
- india-refinery-carbon-liability/ - Liability calculations
- india-refinery-emissions/ - Emissions database
- india-refinery-transition-analysis/ - Pathway modeling
- asean-refinery-carbon-analysis/ - Regional analysis
All code runs on standard hardware (16GB RAM) using publicly available data.
Contact: bosco8b4824@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8456-5302
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2026-01-30Public release
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References
- Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India. PAT Scheme Monitoring Reports 2012-2024.
- Climate TRACE. Global Emissions Inventory 2024.
- International Energy Agency. World Energy Outlook 2024.
- IPCC. Sixth Assessment Report 2023.
- World Bank. State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024.
- Känzig, D. (2023). The Unequal Economic Consequences of Carbon Pricing. NBER Working Paper.
- Martin, R., Muuls, M., Wagner, U. (2016). The Impact of the EU ETS on Regulated Firms. Review of Economics and Statistics.