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The existing economics literature neglects the important role of capacity in the production of renewable energy. To … fiill this gap, we construct a model in which renewable energy production is tied to renewable energy capacity, which then … allocation of energy, and which therefore comes at the cost of reduced general production. Requiring societal well-being to never …
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quality of youth employment in Cameroon. The study uses data from the Cameroonian Household Survey (CHS 4) carried out by the … National Institute of Statistics of Cameroon (NIS) in 2014. The quality of employment is apprehended here by five of its …
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This policy note investigates whether the current level of public support to environment-friendly technologies is sufficient to allow European countries to respond to the multiple challenges posed by climate change and other environmental concerns. We first lay out the justifications for...
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renewable sources, and encourage energy conservation. To what extent do innovation and energy efficiency (EE) market failures … advanced and conventional renewable energy technologies and short and long-run EE investments. We incorporate both knowledge … spillovers and imperfections in the demand for energy efficiency. We conclude that some technology policies, particularly …
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Markets for environmental externalities are typically closely related to the markets causing such externalities, whereupon strategic interaction may result. Along these lines, the market for Tradable Green Certificates (TGCs) is strongly interwoven in the electricity market as the producers of...
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.g. share of green electricity and share of energy saving/ efficiency increase.) The equilibrium solution adapts to changing … targets (e.g. harsher target on energy saving), but it is in general impossible to tell whether this will lead to more, less …
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VC initially did not prove successful in funding new clean energy technologies. Both lackluster demand and a lower … potential for outsized returns make clean energy firms less attractive to VC than startups in ICT or biotech. However, we find … of success of VC in clean energy. In addition, our results show that while public sector investments can help attract VC …
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Despite ambitious climate goals and already substantial stocks of developed fossil energy reserves, development of new … fossil energy reserves continues to be high. This raises concerns, as it reinforces the fossil industry’s opportunities and … paper, we analyze the energy transition, considering fossil exploration and development activities. We provide conditions …
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A growing literature points to the effectiveness of leveraging social interactions and nudges to spur adoption of pro-social behaviors. This study investigates a large-scale behavioral intervention designed to actively leverage social learning and peer interactions to encourage adoption of...
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Encouraging innovation is an important part of environmental policy. A large literature in environmental economics examines the links between environmental policy and innovation. This paper reviews recent literature on green innovation. I highlight major trends in the literature, including an...
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