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Decarbonization and Electrification in the Long Run
Holland, Stephen P.; Mansur, Erin; Yates, Andrew J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Decarbonization and electrification will require a transformed electricity grid. Our long-run model of entry and exit … of generation and storage capacity captures crucial aspects of the electricity industry such as time-varying demand for … electricity, intermittency of renewables, and intertemporal optimization of storage. We derive several theoretical possibilities …
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Regularization from Economic Constraints : A New Estimator for Marginal Emissions
Holland, Stephen P.; Mansur, Erin; Verdier, Valentin; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Environmental policy is increasingly concerned with measuring emissions resulting from local changes to electricity … consumption. These marginal emissions are challenging to measure because electricity grids encompass multiple locations and the … as a high-dimensional aggregation problem: The effect of electricity consumption on emissions can be estimated precisely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014468265
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The Impact of Climate Change on Mortality in the United States : Benefits and Costs of Adaptation
Deschênes, Olivier - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
-protecting adaptations to high temperatures. The second part of the paper examines the private and external costs of electricity generation …. Extreme temperatures increase electricity demand in the residential sector (relative to moderate temperatures), but not in the … commercial, industrial, and transportation end-use sectors. The additional electricity demand in response to high temperatures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334499
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To Starve or to Stoke? : Understanding Whether Divestment vs. Investment Can Steer (Green) Innovation
Pless, Jacquelyn - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
More than 1,500 organizations and investors representing over $40 trillion in assets have committed to fossil fuel divestment to combat climate change. Will it work? This chapter explores whether divestment might induce green innovation, a critical component of transitioning to a cleaner...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014226139
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Market Design for the Environment
Cantillon, Estelle; Slechten, Aurélie - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The main argument in favor of markets in environmental contexts is the same as in other contexts: their ability to promote efficient allocations and production. But environmental problems bring their own challenges: their underlying bio-physical processes - and the technologies to monitor them -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014447308
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Searching for Customers, Finding Pollution
Bassi, Vittorio; Kahn, Matthew E.; Lozano Gracia, Nancy; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
In developing countries, most manufacturing firms are small and located in high-density urban areas, often near congested streets. To study the determinants and implications of this location choice, we collect a novel firm survey and detailed air pollution measurements within Ugandan cities. We...
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Improved Transportation Networks Facilitate Adaptation to Pollution and Temperature Extremes
Barwick, Panle Jia; Donaldson, Dave; Li, Shanjun; Lin, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
The social costs of pollution and climate change hinge critically on humans' ability to adapt. Based on transaction records from the world's largest payment network, this research compiles daily travel flows and documents that China's rapid expansion of high-speed railways (HSR) facilitates the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013388818
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Nutrient Pollution and U.S. Agriculture : Causal Effects, Integrated Assessment, and Implications of Climate Change
Metaxoglou, Konstantinos; Smith, Aaron D. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We study the relationship between water nutrient pollution and U.S. agriculture using data between the early 1970s and late 2010s. We estimate a positive causal effect of corn acreage on nitrogen concentration in the country's water bodies using alternative empirical approaches. We find that a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334343
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Forest Fires : Why The Large Year-to-Year Variation in Forests Burned?
Apt, Jerome; Epple, Dennis N.; Sowell, Fallaw - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
burned in California can be accounted for by variation in temperature, precipitation, housing construction, electricity …
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Mortality Burden From Wildfire Smoke Under Climate Change
Qiu, Minghao; Li, Jessica; Gould, Carlos F.; Jing, Renzhi; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Wildfire activity has increased in the US and is projected to accelerate under future climate change. However, our understanding of the impacts of climate change on wildfire smoke and health remains highly uncertain. We quantify the past and future mortality burden in the US due to wildfire...
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