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Sustainable greenhouse policies: The role of non-CO 2 gases
Michaelis, Peter - 1997
This paper investigates the economic implications of a comprehensive approach to sustainable greenhouse policies that strives to stabilise the atmospheric concentration of the five major greenhouse gases at an ecologically determined threshold level. In a theoretical optimisation model...
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On the art of aggregating "apples & oranges"
Jesinghaus, Jochen - 2000
The Communication on Environmental Indicators and Green National Accounting (Com (94) 670 final, 21.12.94) laid the basis for indicator and accounting projects aimed to give comprehensive support to environmental policy, like GARP and GreenStamp. The article is intended to demonstrate: that...
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The Timing of National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions in the Presence of Other Environmental Policies
Dellink, Rob B.; Hofkes, Marjan W. - 2006
This paper shows in an empirical context that substantial cost reductions can be achieved in the implementation of Dutch national climate policy by (i) targeting the policy at the stock of greenhouse gases, thus allowing polluters flexibility in their timing of emission reductions; and (ii)...
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The Allure of Technology: How France and California Promoted Electric Vehicles to Reduce Urban Air Pollution
Calef, David; Goble, Robert - 2005
determined to be harmful to human health. Throughout the 1990s and beyond, California and France both chose to improve air … contrast, in France the policy process was non-adversarial, with minimal public participation and negligible debate in academic … more effectively than the French approach. However, in spite of the differences, both California and France have been …
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The Growth-Environment Trade-off: Horizontal vs Vertical Innovations
Grimaud, André; Ricci, Francesco - 1999
This paper explores the trade-off between economic growth and environmental quality along two paradigms of endogenous growth theory: variety expansion (HIP) and quality improvements (VIP). We compare the policies that match the decentralised economies' paths with the optimal "strong sustainable"...
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Quantifying sustainability: A new approach and world ranking
Carraro, Carlo; Campagnolo, Lorenza; Eboli, Fabio; … - 2012
This paper proposes a new tool to assess sustainability and make the concept of sustainable development operational. It considers its multi-dimensional structure combining the information deriving from a selection of relevant sustainability indicators belonging to economic, social and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294272
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Optimal climate policy under the possibility of a catastrophe
Gjerde, Jon; Grepperud, Sverre; Kverndokk, Snorre - 1998
This paper concerns optimal emissions of greenhouse gases when catastrophic consequences are possible. A numerical model is presented which takes into account both continuous climate-feedback damages as well as the possibility of a catastrophic outcome. The uncertainty in the model concerns...
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Exploring a technology strategy for stabilizing atmospheric CO 2
Edmonds, Jae; Wise, Marshall A. - 1998
The goal of the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) is to stabilize the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at levels which avoid dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate (United Nations, 1992). This paper examines the performance and cost characteristics...
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Channels of Transmission of Environmental Policy to Economic Growth: A Survey of the Theory
Ricci, Francesco - 2004
Economists generally hold that environmental regulations impose constraints on the production possibilities set and are therefore potentially harmful to economic growth. In recent years, however, it has been recognized that environmental regulation can enhance the prospects for growth if...
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Pollution Abatement in the Netherlands: A Dynamic Applied General Equilibrium Assessment
Dellink, Rob; van Ierland, Ekko - 2004
This paper deals with an assessment of the economic costs of environmental policies in the Netherlands, using a dynamic Applied General Equilibrium model with bottom-up information on abatement techniques. Empirical abatement cost curves are used to determine substitution possibilities between...
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