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Macroeconomic Effects of a Low-Carbon Electricity Transition in Kenya and Ghana : An Exploratory Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis
Willenbockel, Dirk - 2019
The present study applies purpose-built dynamic computable general equilibrium models for Ghana and Kenya with a disaggregated country-specific representation of the power sector to simulate the prospective medium-run growth and distributional implications associated with a shift towards a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894601
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Revisiting the Relationships Between Non-Renewable Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions and Economic Growth in Iran
Nasre Esfahani, Mohammad - 2016
Exploring the short-run and long-run relationships between consumption of various sources of non-renewable energy, economic growth and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions would be considered as a golden key to provide rational energy policies of Iran in the post sanctions era. The aim of this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012992709
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions of China
Mohajan, Haradhan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Every nation of the world confirms that human-related greenhouse gas emissions are the major driver of the present global climate change. About 20% populations of the world live in China and the emissions of greenhouse gases of it are very high due to the large population, inefficient capital...
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Greenhouse gas emissions increase global warming
Mohajan, Haradhan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper discusses the greenhouse gas emissions which cause the global warming in the atmosphere. In the 20th century global climate change becomes more sever which is due to greenhouse gas emissions. According to International Energy Agency data, the USA and China are approximately tied and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109322
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The Taxation of Motor Fuel: International Comparison
Eduardo, Ley; Jessica, Boccardo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
We apply the Parry-Small (2005) framework to asses whether the level taxation of motor fuel is broadly appropriate in a group of countries (OECD, BRICs and South Africa) accounting for more than 80 percent of world greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper deals with emissions from oil...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008490493
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The Impact of Climatic Change on Agricultural Production: Is it different for Africa?
Barrios, Salvador; Ouattara, Bazoumanna; Strobl, Eric - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
This paper examines the impact of climatic change on the level of total agricultural production of Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) and non-Sub-Sahara Africa (NSSA) developing countries. In doing so it uses a new cross-country panel climatic dataset in an agricultural production framework. The results...
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The Economics of Climate Change and Science of Global Warming Debate:African Perspectives
Nwaobi, Godwin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
As at today, it is an indisputable fact that the climate is changing and there is a scientific consensus that the world is becoming a warmer place principally attributable to human activities. Regrettably, the physical impacts of future climate change on humans and the environment will include...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259199
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A Ricardian analysis of the climate change impact on Nepalese agriculture
Thapa, Sridhar; Joshi, Ganesh Raj - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
agriculture seems to be varied with the temperature and precipitation in different climatic zones. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008876882
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Potential climate effects on Japanese rice productivity
Tanaka, Kenta; Managi, Shunsuke; Kondo, Katsunobu; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Adaptation to climate change has become an important policy question in recent years. Agriculture is the economic … adapt to climate change. Adaptation actions in agriculture are evaluated to determine how the climate affects production …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009397161
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Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Indian Agriculture: An Overview
Singh, K.M.; Kumar, Abhay; Singh, R.K.P. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
The application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in agriculture is increasingly important. E-Agriculture … communication processes. More specifically, e-Agriculture involves the conceptualization, design, development, evaluation and … on agriculture.ICTs promise a fundamental change in all aspects of our lives, including knowledge dissemination, social …
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