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Markets for carbon and power pricing in Europe : theoretical issues and empirical analyses
Gullì, Francesco (contributor) - 2008
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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Economic modelling of climate change and energy policies
Miguel, Carlos de (ed.); Labandeira Villot, Xavier (ed.);  … - Atlantic Workshop on Energy and Environmental Economics - 2006
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474010
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International trade and transport : spatial structure and environmental quality in a global economy
Steininger, Karl W. - 2001
The spatial dimension of international trade theory has been neglected during most of its history. Trade barriers such as tariffs have been deemed more important. However, in an increasingly integrated world economy seeking to abolish tariffs, spatial considerations have gained in stature. On...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473881
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Carbon sinks and climate change : forests in the fight against global warming
Hunt, Colin - 2009
"Reforestation and avoiding deforestation are methods of harnessing nature to tackle global warming - the greatest challenge facing humankind. In this book, Colin Hunt deals comprehensively with the present and future role of forests in climate change policy and practice. The author provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850957
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Economic instruments of pollution control in an imperfect world : theory and implications for carbon dioxide emissions control in China
Jiang, Tingsong - 2003
well as paying specific attention to the control of carbon dioxide emissions in China. The book begins with a general …-existing distortions. An empirical evaluation of China's environmental policies is also included. The latter brings the discussion into the … area of global warming policies with the focus on the implications to China. A dynamic general equilibrium model, G …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474022
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China's trade and investment after the Asia crisis
Tran, Van Hoa (ed.) - 2000
China is both the world's most populous country and an important transition economy. It is also a major market for … years is both vital and fascinating. Areas of discussion and analysis in this book include China's trade in a globalized … book brings together a collection of timely and significant studies on China's trade and investment. The book will be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473858
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China and its regions : economic growth and reform in Chinese provinces
Renard, Mary-Françoise (contributor) - 2002
In twenty years of reform in China, the key development has been the opening-up of the market to foreign trade and …1. On the measurement of the openness of the Chinese economy -- 2. Social consequences of economic reform in China : an … analysis of regional disparity in the transition period -- 3. Provincial economic growth in China : causes and consequences of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852078
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Linkages between China's regions : measurement and policy
Groenewold, Nicolaas; Chen, Anping; Lee, Guoping - 2008
The rate of economic growth in China over the last 50 years has been remarkable. However this has only highlighted the … inequalities between regions in China, making for considerable disquiet at the highest levels of Chinese policy-making. Not … proposals that have been applied to this thorny problem. The authors find that the industrial core of China (the South East and …
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Distributional impacts of climate change and disasters : concepts and cases
Ruth, Matthias (ed.); Ibarrarán, María Eugenia (ed.) - 2009
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851340
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Understanding green finance : a critical assessment and alternative perspectives
Jäger, Johannes (ed.); Dziwok, Ewa (ed.) - 2024 - First edition
"Exploring how green finance has become a key strategy for the financial industry in the wake of the 2007-08 financial crisis, this timely book critically assesses the current dominant forms of neoliberal green finance. Understanding Green Finance delivers a pioneering analysis of the topic,...
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