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Investigating the validity of pollution haven hypothesis in the gulf cooperation council (GCC) countries

Al-mulali, Usama; Foon Tang, Chor - In: Energy Policy 60 (2013) C, pp. 813-819

This study investigated the validity of the pollution haven hypothesis in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries … energy consumption and GDP growth are the source of pollution in the GCC countries and not the foreign direct investment …

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Economic and environmental effects under resource scarcity and substitution between renewable and non-renewable resources

Silva, Susana; Soares, Isabel; Afonso, Oscar - In: Energy Policy 54 (2013) C, pp. 113-124

We build a general equilibrium model with renewable (non-polluting) and non-renewable (polluting) resources to analyze the interaction and compatibility between economic growth and a cleaner environment. The study is in two phases: (i) resource extraction/production costs are constant; (ii)...

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Investigating the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in Vietnam

Al-Mulali, Usama; Saboori, Behnaz; Ozturk, Ilhan - In: Energy Policy 76 (2015) C, pp. 123-131

1981–2011. To realize the goals of this study, a pollution model was established applying the Autoregressive Distributed … Lag (ARDL) methodology. The results revealed that the pollution haven hypothesis does exist in Vietnam because capital … increases pollution. In addition, imports also increase pollution which indicates that most of Vietnam's imported products are …

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Sustainability assessment of electricity generation technologies using weighted multi-criteria decision analysis

Maxim, Alexandru - In: Energy Policy 65 (2014) C, pp. 284-297

Solving the issue of environmental degradation due to the expansion of the World's energy demand requires a balanced approach. The aim of this paper is to comprehensively rank a large number of electricity generation technologies based on their compatibility with the sustainable development of...

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The implementation of clean development mechanism (CDM) in the construction and built environment industry

Mok, Ken L.; Han, Seung H.; Choi, Seokjin - In: Energy Policy 65 (2014) C, pp. 512-523

Greenhouse gas emissions due to human activities are the main contributors to global climate change, a problem that should not be ignored. Through the clean development mechanism (CDM) introduced under the Kyoto Protocol, developing countries are able to earn certified emission reduction (CER)...

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Global assessment of research and development for algae biofuel production and its potential role for sustainable development in developing countries

Adenle, Ademola A.; Haslam, Gareth E.; Lee, Lisa - In: Energy Policy 61 (2013) C, pp. 182-195

The possibility of economically deriving fuel from cultivating algae biomass is an attractive addition to the range of measures to relieve the current reliance on fossil fuels. Algae biofuels avoid some of the previous drawbacks associated with crop-based biofuels as the algae do not compete...

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Strategic route map of sulphur dioxide reduction in China

Yuan, Xueliang; Mi, Mi; Mu, Ruimin; Zuo, Jian - In: Energy Policy 60 (2013) C, pp. 844-851

China's economy has risen to the second place since 2010, accompanied by the largest energy consumption in the world. As one of the major air pollutants from the fossil fuel, excessive SO2 emissions have severe negative impacts on eco-environments. In order to achieve the balance between...

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A sustainable scenario for Venezuelan power generation sector in 2050 and its costs

Bautista, Santiago - In: Energy Policy 44 (2012) C, pp. 331-340

The present research study used the quantitative approach to analyze the present and future situation of the Venezuelan power generation sector; to achieve that, the total energy generation costs and GHG emissions of four scenarios in 2050 were estimated and compared, considering two demand...

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Considering only first-order effects? How simplifications lead to unrealistic technology optimism in climate change mitigation

Arvesen, Anders; Bright, Ryan M.; Hertwich, Edgar G. - In: Energy Policy 39 (2011) 11, pp. 7448-7454

This article challenges the notion that energy efficiency and ‘clean’ energy technologies can deliver sufficient degrees of climate change mitigation. By six arguments not widely recognized in the climate policy arena, we argue that unrealistic technology optimism exists in current climate...

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Sustainable development based energy policy making frameworks, a critical review

Meyar-Naimi, H.; Vaez-Zadeh, S. - In: Energy Policy 43 (2012) C, pp. 351-361

This paper, in the first step, presents an overview of the origination and formulation of sustainable development (SD) concept and the related policy making frameworks. The frameworks include Pressure–State–Response (PSR), Driving Force–State–Response (DSR), Driving...

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