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Why do power prices seem to be correlated with the carbon price in some markets and not in others? This crucial question is at the centre of Francesco Gullì's enlightening book, through which the contributing authors investigate a number of related issues. In particular, they explore why power...
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In this book, Tingsong Jiang extensively discusses the wider issues of economic instruments of pollution control as well as paying specific attention to the control of carbon dioxide emissions in China. The book begins with a general analysis of economic instruments of pollution control, and is...
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Economic Policy for the Environment and Natural Resources presents some of the most important recent work on the theory and application of environmental policy at both the national and international level. At the national level it focuses on instruments for pollution control. At the...
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This book analyses the policy mixes that provide the best possible incentives for firms and governments to act on … barriers of the Kyoto Protocol for industry; and the incentives for firms to undertake climate-related R&D and investments. As … of the Kyoto protocol : costs, benefits and incentives to ratification and new international regimes …
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Climate change tends to increase the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters, which puts many people at risk. Economic, social and environmental impacts further increase vulnerability to disasters and tend to set back development, destroy livelihoods, and increase disparity...
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Climate change and energy consumption are at the forefront of current environmental debate. Whilst energy is essential to the functioning and survival of our societies, the environmental impact that energy consumption is having, particularly on climate change, is a growing concern and the design...
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flexible matching scheme which would help overcome free-rider incentives and which would have considerable advantages over …
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of Finance, 48, 65-91. -- Martin J. Conyon (2006), 'Executive Compensation and Incentives', Academy of Management … Perspectives, 20, February, 25-44 -- Michael C. Jensen and Kevin J. Murphy (1990), 'CEO Incentives - It's Not How Much You Pay, But … David F. Larcker (2003), 'Executive Equity Compensation and Incentives: A Survey', Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic …
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In February 2003, the London Congestion Charging Scheme was introduced and in 2006 a similar policy was introduced in Stockholm. In both cases automobile traffic entering the cordon declined by about 20 percent. This book evaluates these and other similar programs exploring their implications...
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