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Beyond 2020 : strategies and costs for transforming the European energy system
Knopf, Brigitte; Chen, Yen-heng Henry; De Cian, Enrica; … - 2014
The Energy Modeling Forum 28 (EMF28) study systematically explores the energy system transition required to meet the European goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% by 2050. The 80% scenario is compared to a reference case that aims to achieve a 40% GHG reduction target. The...
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The effects of increases in carbon prices in Malta : a study using MEDSEA-NRG
Rapa, Noel - 2024
This paper documents the extension of MEDSEA, a small open economy DSGE model for Malta, with a detailed energy sector. The model contains relatively rich fiscal and energy blocks allowing the model to simulate the transitional costs related to the economy's decarbonisation, together with the...
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Climate amenities and adaptation to climate change : a hedonic-travel cost approach for Europe
Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Ibañez Rivas, J. Nicolás - 2014 - This version: 13 December 2013
cost estimations for each pair of EU region. This approach allows us to estimate different valuations of climate amenities … summer season (i.e. southern EU) is likely to yield significant welfare losses. As a result European tourists are more likely …
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Stranded capital in production networks: implications for the economy of the Euro area
Grüning, Patrick; Kantur, Zeynep - 2023
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A hybrid approach to the valuation of climate change effects on ecosystem services: evidence from the European forests
Ding, Helen; Silvestri, Silvia; Chiabai, Aline; Nunes, … - 2010
In this paper we present a systematic attempt to assess economic value of climate change impact on forest ecosystems and human welfare. In the present study, climate change impacts are downscaled to the different European countries, which in turn constitute the elements of our analysis. First,...
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Fiscal tools for subnational ecosystem and climate action
Yılmaz, Serdar; Zahir, Farah - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013500569
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Fiscal transfers, climate risks, and partisan politics: does the nature of climate risk matter?
Kumar, K. S. Kavi; Pattanayak, Anubhab - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014226675
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Urban sprawl and air quality in European cities: an empirical assessment
Cappelli, Federica; Guastella, Gianni; Pareglio, Stefano - 2021
In this paper we estimate the relationship between urban sprawl and a measure of air quality, namely the number of days in which the PM10 concentration exceeds safeguard limits in European Union cities. Building on a multidimensional representation of sprawl, the paper employs several indicators...
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Is public debt environmentally friendly? : the role of EU fiscal rules on environmental quality : an empirical assessment
Carnazza, Giovanni; Renström, Thomas I.; Spataro, Luca - 2023
The EU has embarked on multiple initiatives reflecting its commitment to environmental enhancement and sustainable …-friendly policies and sustainable practices within the region. Conversely, the fiscal rules within the EU, designed to manage budgetary … with the environmental goals set forth by the EU. To address this issue, using a panel of 27 European member countries …
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Climate policies, labor markets, and macroeconomic outcomes in emerging economies
Finkelstein Shapiro, Alan; Nuguer, Victoria - 2023
We study the labor market and macroeconomic effects of introducing a carbon tax in the energy sector in emerging economies (EMEs) by building a framework with equilibrium unemployment and firm entry that incorporates key elements of the distinct employment and firm structure of EMEs. Our model...
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