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Energy demand, emissions forecasts and mitigation strategies modeled over a medium-range horizon: The case of the land transportation sector in Metro Manila

Ahanchian, Mohammad; Biona, Jose Bienvenido Manuel - In: Energy Policy 66 (2014) C, pp. 615-629

adoption of EURO 4 emission standards provides the greatest reduction in energy use at 10.8%, while the best cases for the …

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Impacts of energy subsidy reform on the Malaysian economy and transportation sector

Solaymani, Saeed; Kari, Fatimah - In: Energy Policy 70 (2014) C, pp. 115-125

Malaysia is paying a high level of subsidies on the consumption of energy (about 5% of its GDP). Therefore, reforming the energy subsidies, as planned by the government, will have a significant impact on household welfare and energy-intensive sectors, such as the transport sector. This study...

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Environmental policy implications of working from home: Modelling the impacts of land-use, infrastructure and socio-demographics

Fu, Miao; Andrew Kelly, J.; Peter Clinch, J.; King, Fearghal - In: Energy Policy 47 (2012) C, pp. 416-423

Working from home is generally perceived as an effective means of reducing energy use and associated pollution from commuter transport. In order to consider the merits of mechanisms and policies to support a change in behaviour that results in greater take-up of home working, this paper applies...

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Australian coal mine methane emissions mitigation potential using a Stirling engine-based CHP system

Meybodi, Mehdi Aghaei; Behnia, Masud - In: Energy Policy 62 (2013) C, pp. 10-18

and consequently a considerable amount of methane emission requires drastic measures to mitigate harmful effects of coal …

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Maintaining environmental quality while expanding biomass production: Sub-regional U.S. policy simulations

Egbendewe-Mondzozo, Aklesso; Swinton, Scott M.; … - In: Energy Policy 57 (2013) C, pp. 518-531

This paper evaluates environmental policy effects on ligno-cellulosic biomass production and environmental outcomes using an integrated bioeconomic optimization model. The environmental policy integrated climate (EPIC) model is used to simulate crop yields and environmental indicators in current...

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Motivations for self-regulation: The clean air action plan

Giuliano, Genevieve; Linder, Alison - In: Energy Policy 59 (2013) C, pp. 513-522

In the fall of 2006 the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles announced the Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP). Its intent was to greatly accelerate emissions reductions from port activities. The CAAP was unprecedented in several ways: it was a voluntary agreement between two competing ports; it was...

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Sulfur dioxide control in China: policy evolution during the 10th and 11th Five-year Plans and lessons for the future

Schreifels, Jeremy J.; Fu, Yale; Wilson, Elizabeth J. - In: Energy Policy 48 (2012) C, pp. 779-789

goal: (1) instrument choice, (2) political accountability, (3) emission verification, (4) political support, (5 …

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Really a front-runner, really a Straggler? Of environmental leaders and laggards in the European Union and beyond — A quantitative policy perspective

Knill, Christoph; Heichel, Stephan; Arndt, Daniel - In: Energy Policy 48 (2012) C, pp. 36-45

As it has long been debated who is a front-runner and who is a laggard state in terms of environmental protection it is rather surprising that the topic has received rather scant attention as far as quantitative, large-n research endeavours are concerned. Of course, there is a broad literature...

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Prospective application of municipal solid wastes for energy production in Portugal

Teixeira, Sandra; Monteiro, Eliseu; Silva, Valter; … - In: Energy Policy 71 (2014) C, pp. 159-168

Municipal solid waste (MSW) collection and disposal is a major urban environment issue in the world today. MSW management solutions have to be technologically feasible, legally and socially acceptable and environmentally and financially sustainable. European policy is pushing for a rational...

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Energy poverty policies in the EU: A critical perspective

Bouzarovski, Stefan; Petrova, Saska; Sarlamanov, Robert - In: Energy Policy 49 (2012) C, pp. 76-82

energy (or fuel) poverty is slowly entering the EU's agenda, where it has crept into a number of regulatory documents and … poverty within (i) the organisational context of the EU; and (ii) national state institutions in Bulgaria – a member state … the existence of direct energy poverty related initiatives at the EU level. …

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