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Environmental protection is one of Europe's key values. The EU has set clear policy objectives to achieve its … environmental goals. The EU has favoured market-based instruments, among which fiscal instruments to tackle the climate change …
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We assess the sustainability of the public finances of Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain (GIIPS), allowing for …
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threshold behaviour for the GIPS, that only correct "large" unbalances, which, in the case of Greece and Portugal, are higher …
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The world has pledged to protect 30 percent of its land and waters by 2030 to halt the rapid deterioration of critical ecosystems. We summarize the state of knowledge about the impacts of protected area policies, with a focus on deforestation and vegetation cover. We discuss critical issues...
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stimulate the sustainable economic development of EU Member States. The ESIF budget is about 90 billion euros annually and ESIF …
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When confronted with market weaknesses and failures determining sustainability problems for environmental common-pool resources, economic analysis has proposed government intervention as the only alternative available. Elinor Ostrom showed that this dichotomy between market and government is not...
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As nations struggle to restart their economy after COVID-19 lockdowns, calls to include green investments in a pandemic-related stimulus are growing. Yet little research provides evidence of the effectiveness of a green stimulus. We begin by summarizing recent research on the effectiveness of...
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This paper presents a two-sector green endogenous growth model to explore a mechanism that explains why carbon-intensive capital is not necessarily shut down during transition to a green economy. Without accumulating clean capital to offset carbon emissions, a tightening of climate regulation...
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According to the Phase IV (2021-2030) rules of the EU ETS, the total amount of emissions permits allocated to firms is …
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This paper examines the determinants of individuals’ awareness of EU Energy Labels and the extent to which these labels …,438 individuals across 28 EU Member States in 2019. Specifically, we explore the role of socioeconomic characteristics such as age …
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