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We analyse the influence of climate on average life satisfaction in 87 countries using data from the World Values … Survey. Climate is described in terms of ‘degree-months’ calculated using an optimally-selected base temperature of 65°F (18 … to analyse a particular climate change scenario associated with the IPCC A2 emissions scenario points to major losses for …
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pay for changes in climate is revealed using European data on reported life satisfaction. Individuals located in areas … according to the preferred climates households appear strongly to favour the Mediterranean climate over the climate of Northern …
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activities, households might have preferences over the climate. Using techniques more frequently employed to account for … differences in the demographic composition of households we use household production function theory to estimate climate … these estimates with climate change scenarios associated with the IPCC A2, A1B, and B1 emissions scenarios other things …
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impacts. Values consistently incorporate health and agricultural impacts of air quality along with climate damages. The latter … include damages associated with aerosol-induced hydrologic cycle changes that lead to net climate benefits when reducing …
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about how to make an accurate measurement in such a delicate task. Along this brief document we offer some concise guidance … of how to scan the hands using digital scanners and provide a comprehensive guideline to make a reliable measurement of … the 2D:4D. Furthermore, we point out the most common imaging and measurement errors. We also provide a number of hints …
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The European Union (EU) is actively campaigning for the global regulation of carbon emissions generated by maritime bunker fuels because these emissions are presently barely regulated and are projected to increase significantly in the coming decades. However, since a global regulation has not...
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In this paper, we analyze how much the shipping sector could contribute to global CO2 emission reductions from an efficiency point of view. To do this, a marginal abatement cost curve (MACC) for the shipping sector is generated that can be combined with a MACC for conventional CO2 abatement in...
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Climate engineering (CE) and carbon capture and storage sub-seabed (CCS-S) are currently controversially debated … options to address climate change. Our paper provides empirical evidence on the public perception of two different CE measures …
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We estimate the impact of climate change on agricultural production in a panel of 127 countries from 1961 to 2002. In … significant impact of climate change on agricultural production in high income countries, but significant adverse effects in … with very limited climate change adjustment capacities dominates. Thus, our findings reinforce the importance of proper …
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In order to estimate the economic costs of climate change for Tunisia, this paper uses a combination of biophysical and … recommendations on how to adapt to the changing climate. The results bear out the expectation that climate change has a negative but … weak overall effect on the Tunisian economy. Decomposing the global and local effects shows that global climate change may …
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