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Linking Reduced Deforestation and a Global Carbon Market: Impacts on Costs, Financial Flows, and Technological Innovation
Bosetti, Valentina; Lubowski, Ruben; Golub, Alexander; … - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2009
Discussions over tropical deforestation are currently at the forefront of climate change policy negotiations at national, regional, and international levels. This paper analyzes the effects of linking Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) to a global market for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005008035
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Competitiveness and Leakage Concerns and Border Carbon Adjustments
Zhang, ZhongXiang - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2012
This paper provides a review of the literature on competitiveness and leakage concerns associated with differentiated climate abatement commitments among countries. The literature reviewed is not exhausted, but it is sufficient to provide a balanced view of both academics and policy circles....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010693191
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Policies and Practices of Low Carbon City Development in China
Wang, Can; Lin, Jie; Cai, Wenjia; Zhang, ZhongXiang - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2014
Globally as well as in China, cities have contributed to most of the economic output and have accordingly given rise to most CO2 emissions. In particular, given unprecedented urbanization, cities will play an even greater role in shaping energy demand and CO2 emissions. Therefore, cities are the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010833948
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Energy and Environmental Issues and Policy in China
Zhang, ZhongXiang - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2013
China’s rampant environmental pollution problems and rising greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting climate change are undermining its long-term economic growth. China, from its own perspective cannot afford to and, from an international perspective, is not meant to continue on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010732281
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Understanding the Consumption Behaviors on Electric Vehicles in China - A Stated Preference Analysis
Wu, Libo; Li, Changhe; Qian, Haoqi; Zhang, ZhongXiang - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2013
This paper examines how the different characteristics of both electric vehicles themselves and the consumers would influence the consumption behavior on electric vehicles. Data collection is based on the questionnaire design using the orthogonal experimental method and large-scale stated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010701054
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How well does Learning-by-doing Explain Cost Reductions in a Carbon-free Energy Technology?
Nemet, Gregory F. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2006
The incorporation of experience curves has enhanced the treatment of technological change in models used to evaluate the cost of climate and energy policies. However, the set of activities that experience curves are assumed to capture is much broader than the set that can be characterized by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005230905
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Environmental Regulation and Competitiveness: Empirical Evidence on the Porter Hypothesis from European Manufacturing Sectors
Rubashkina, Yana; Galeotti, Marzio; Verdolini, Elena - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2014
environmental regulation on innovation and on productivity generally in separate analyses and mostly focusing on the USA. The few … existing studies focusing on Europe investigate the effect of environmental regulation either on green innovation or on … performance indicators such as exports. We instead look at overall innovation and productivity impact that are the most relevant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941067
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Improving the Energy-Efficiency of Buildings: The Impact of Environmental Policy on Technological Innovation
Noailly, Joëlle - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2010
energy R&D expenditures. Technological innovation is measured using patent counts for specific technologies related to energy … likelihood to patent. Governmental energy R&D support has a small positive significant effect on patenting activities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008642155
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Is It Fair to Treat China as a Christmas Tree to Hang Everybody’s Complaints? Putting its Own Energy Saving into Perspective
Zhang, ZhongXiang - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2009
China had been the world’s second largest carbon emitter for years. However, recent studies show that China had overtaken the U.S. as the world’s largest emitter in 2007. This has put China on the spotlight, just at a time when the world community starts negotiating a post-Kyoto climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005008047
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In What Format and under What Timeframe Would China Take on Climate Commitments? A Roadmap to 2050
Zhang, ZhongXiang - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2010
In what format and under what timeframe China would take on climate commitments is of significant relevance to China because it is facing great pressure both inside and outside international climate negotiations to exhibit greater ambition and is being confronted with the threats of trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008642153