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Discussions over tropical deforestation are currently at the forefront of climate change policy negotiations at … and Forest Degradation (REDD) to a global market for greenhouse gas emission reductions. We supplement a global climate … total costs of the climate policy by an estimated 10-25% depending on which tropical countries participate and whether the …
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secondary economic effects in stabilizing climate during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. In particular, with … the European domestic portfolio of a 2020-20 and 2020-30 climate stabilization policy. Afforestation and land use are … the cost of a 20% emissions reduction without afforestation. The introduction of these alternatives for mitigating climate …
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Putting a price on carbon is considered a crucial step for China’s endeavor of harnessing the market forces to reduce its energy consumption and carbon emissions. Indeed, aligned with China’s grand experiment with low-carbon provinces and low-carbon cities in six provinces and thirty-six...
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Carbon-based border tax adjustments (BTAs) have recently been proposed by some OECD countries to level the carbon playing field and target major emerging economies. This paper applies a multi-sector dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to estimate the impacts of the BTAs...
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China has gradually recognized that the conventional path of encouraging economic growth at the expense of the environment cannot be sustained. It has to be changed. This article focuses on China’s efforts towards energy conservation and environmental quality. The article discusses a variety...
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China’s rampant environmental pollution problems and rising greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting climate change … rising oil imports and international pressure on it to exhibit greater ambition in fighting global climate change have …
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oil import and international pressure to exhibit greater ambition in fighting global climate change. This paper first … roadmap for China regarding its climate commitments to 2050. …
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With large shares in global trade and carbon emissions, China’s international trade is supposed to be significantly affected by the proposed carbon-based border tax adjustments (BTAs). This paper examines the impacts of BTAs imposed by the USA and EU on China’s international trade, based on...
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will map out a realistic roadmap for China’s specific climate commitments towards 2050, with its main distinguishing … features including China taking on absolute emission caps around 2030 and the three transitional periods of increasing climate … obligations before that. With current international climate negotiations flawed with a focus on commitments on the targeted date …
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losses. This confirms the rising concerns about the occurrence of unintended side effects of climate policy { a new version …
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