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This paper discusses the merits and limits of the recent European energy policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions, devoting particular attention to the European trading system of carbon permits and to the measures that the European Union has adopted to promote renewable energy sources. From the...
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Kilauea volcano is the largest stationary source of SO2 pollution in the United States of America. Moreover, the SO2 … pollution variation to estimate the impact of particulate matter and SO2 on emergency room admissions and costs in the state of … evidence that particulate pollution increases pulmonary-related hospitalization. Specifically, a one standard deviation …
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. We investigate whether the size of pollution abatement costs in US industry influences the pattern of international trade … effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on pollution in Mexico. …
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water quality. Pollution may rise with growth, because an increased scale of economic activity means more emissions, ceteris … pollution there is no evidence at all that a turning point has yet been reached. The paper goes on to discuss the economic …
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current agreement on uniform reductions from 1980 levels is inefficient and costly. The evidence suggests that SO2 pollution …
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Widespread concern has been expressed that the costs of reducing environmental pollution in Eastern Europe will divert …
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reduce the number of severe road traffic accidents, carbon monoxide, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide pollution and infant …
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The emergence of ethical investment is a sign of the increasing interest of shareholders in the impact of corporate activities on sustainable development. The objective of this article is to analyse the relationship between the sustainable performance of a company and its financial performance...
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This article presents an optimal model to satisfy electricity needs of North-east Sri Lanka (NE-SL). With the absence of indigenous fossil fuel and large-scale hydrologic resources, NE-SL depends on the import of fossil fuel for electricity generation, causing economic and environmental...
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Innovation resources are among the resources critical for the creation of sustainable competitive advantage and therefore, for the growth and survival of companies. Authors explore partial dimensions of innovation resources and their relations with company performance from a sample of companies...
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