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Going Forward by Looking Backwards on the Environmental Kuznets Curve: an Analysis of CFCs, CO2 and the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols

Longden, Thomas - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2014

The success of the Montreal Protocol in comparison to the stagnation seen in negotiations surrounding the Kyoto Protocol highlights the importance of a supportive industry group, pre-existing legislation and commitment by a lead nation, affordable and available substitutes, as well as acceptance...

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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

This paper represents an empirical investigation of the “weak” and “strong” Porter Hypothesis (PH) focusing on the manufacturing sectors of European countries between 1997 and 2009. By and large, the literature has analyzed the impact of environmental regulation on innovation and on...

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The Problem of the Commons: Still Unsettled after 100 Years

Stavins, Robert N. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2010

The problem of the commons is more important to our lives and thus more central to economics than a century ago when Katharine Coman led off the first issue of the American Economic Review. As the U.S. and other economies have grown, the carrying-capacity of the planet - in regard to natural...

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Measuring the Economic Value of Two Habitat Defragmentation Policy Scenarios for the Veluwe, The Netherlands

Nunes, Paulo A.L.D.; Heide, C. Martijn van der; Bergh, … - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2005

This paper offers an economic value assessment of a nature protection programme in the Veluwe. This programme involves two defragmentation scenarios: the first scenario connects the central part of the Veluwe with the IJssel river forelands in a north-eastern direction, while the second scenario...

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Is Inequality Harmful for the Environment in a Growing Economy?

Kempf, Hubert; Rossignol, Stéphane - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2005

In this paper we investigate the relationship between inequality and the environment in a growing economy from a political economy perspective. We consider an endogenous growth economy, where growth generates pollution and a deterioration of the environment. Public expenditures may either be...

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Participation in International Environmental Agreements: The Role of Timing and Regulation

Finus, Michael; Rundshagen, Bianca - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2005

We analyze the formation of self-enforcing international environmental agreements under the assumption that countries announce their participation either simultaneously or sequentially. It is shown that a sequential formation process opens up possibilities for strategic behavior of countries...

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Cooperation, Stability and Self-Enforcement in International Environmental Agreements: A Conceptual Discussion

Tulkens, Henry; Chander, Parkash - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2006

of view of stability. After recalling the two competing concepts of stability in use in the IEA literature, new insights …In essence, any international environmental agreement (IEA) implies cooperation of a form or another. The paper seeks …. Free riding is also evaluated in relation with the alternative forms of stability under scrutiny. Finally, it is asked …

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Addressing Climate Change with a Comprehensive U.S. Cap-and-Trade System

Stavins, Robert N. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2008

There is growing impetus for a domestic U.S. climate policy that can provide meaningful reductions in emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. I describe and analyze an up- stream, economy-wide CO2 cap-and-trade system which implements a gradual trajectory of emissions reductions (with...

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A Meaningful U.S. Cap-and-Trade System to Address Climate Change

Stavins, Robert N. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2008

There is growing impetus for a domestic U.S. climate policy that can provide meaningful reductions in emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. In this article, I propose and analyze a scientifically sound, economically rational, and politically feasible approach for the United States to...

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A Quantitative Assessment of the Implications of Including non-CO2 Emissions in the European ETS

Orecchia, Carlo; Parrado, Ramiro - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2013

Although CO2 emissions stand for most of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the contribution of mitigation efforts based on non-CO2 emissions is still a field that needs to be explored more thoroughly. Extending abatement opportunities to non-CO2 could reduce overall mitigation costs but it could...

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