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the climate change bill, namely mitigation, proactive (ex ante) adaptation, reactive (ex post) adaptation, and ultimate … damages of climate change affect growth, especially in developing countries. The authors consider successivelythe Cass … increasing returns. The paper finds that although the growth literature rarely addresses climate change per se, some issues …
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One of the recurring themes in the sustainability literature has been the legitimacy of using an economic framework to account for natural resources. This paper examines the potential for substituting between different inputs in the generation of income, where the inputs include natural...
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Using an economy-wide conceptual framework, the author analyzes how land registration affects financial development and economic growth in Thailand. He uses contemporary techniques, such as error correction and co-integration, to deal with such problems as time-series data not being stationary....
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The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to outcomes desired by other sectors, such as education,...
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Global climate change is occurring at an accelerating pace, and the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are … forcing climate change continue to increase. Given the present pace of international actions, it seems unlikely that … atmospheric composition can be stabilized at a level that will avoid"dangerous anthropogenic interference"with the climate system …
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Climate scientists have identified global warming as the most important environmental issue of our time, but it has … that are sufficiently socially and politically engaged in response to climate change. This paper summarizes international … and national differences in levels of knowledge and concern regarding climate change, and the existing explanations for …
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in the coming decades. However, these studies do not consider the effects of climate change. This paper examines whether … near future expected changes in climate are likely to alter this picture. The authors analyze the effect of temperature and … climate changes? Based on the empirical results, the likely gains realized by some farmers will nearly offset the losses that …
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. Climate significantly affects cross-country differences in malaria morbidity. Tropical location is not destiny, however …
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choice of farm type depends on the climate and agro-ecological zone of each farm. The paper also studies how farm type choice … livestock-only farming. The authors compare current decisions against future decisions as if the only change were climate change …. They focus on two climate scenarios from existing climate models: the Canadian Climate Centre scenario, which is hot and …
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Efficient reduction of carbon dioxide emissions requires coordination of international efforts. Approaches proposed include carbon taxes, emission quotas, and jointly implemented energy projects. To reduce emissions efficiently, requires equalizing the marginal costs of reduction between...
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