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Economic Instruments and Induced Innovation: The Case of End-of-Life Vehicles European Policies
Mazzanti, Massimiliano; Zoboli, Roberto - 2005
) and downstream (car recycling/recovery) of the ELV system can give rise to different "innovation paths", in accordance … difficulties concerning the transmission of incentives between different industries can prevent the creation of new recycling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010312478
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Income inequality and the environmental Kuznets curve
Borghesi, Simone - 2000
This study explores the link between environmental degradation, economic growth and income inequality within the framework of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) literature. To investigate this issue, we examine how inequality affects carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their relationship with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608646
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How can economies in transition pursue emissions trading or joint implementation?
Missfeldt, Fanny; Villavicenco, Arturo - 2002
Under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, economies in transition are eligible for both emissions trading (Article 17) and joint implementation (Article 6). Guiding rules for implementing these mechanisms were decided through the Marrakech Accords in November 2001. These countries may benefit substantially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335720
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A Comparison Between Shale Gas in China and Unconventional Fuel Development in the United States: Health, Water and Environmental Risks
Farah, Paolo D.; Tremolada, Riccardo - 2013
of water pollution deriving from mismanaged drilling and fracturing, absence of adequate regulation framework and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328696
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Early crediting of emissions reduction: A panacea or Pandora's Box?
Michaelowa, Axel; Stronzik, Marcus - 1999
The Kyoto Protocol sets legally binding emission targets for industrialised countries without accounting for reductions carried out prior to 2008, the beginning of the first commitment period. There exists only one exception, the project-based Clean Development Mechanism where credits accrue...
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Participation incentives and the design of voluntary agreements: Special issue on voluntary approaches, competition and competitiveness
Brau, Rinaldo; Carraro, Carlo; Golfetto, Giulio - 2001
constraint is met, all firms have an incentive to sign the VA. Third, a VA with a minimum amount of regulation improves welfare …
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Negotiation as a means of developing and implementing environmental policy
Caldart, Charles C.; Ashford, Nicholas Askounes - 1998
reducing or preventing pollution. The three examples studied here indicate that, in situations in which a strong or dramatic … Project (SEP) policy has been relatively successful at securing pollution prevention and other environmental benefits as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608405
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Negotiation as a means of developing and implementing health and safety policy
Caldart, Charles C.; Ashford, Nicholas Askounes - 1998
In the health, safety, and environmental area, negotiated rulemaking, implementation, and compliance are proposed by their advocates as delivering two primary benefits: reduced rulemaking time and decreased litigation over a final agency rule. The experience to date, however, indicates that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608406
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Self-regulation and social welfare: The political economy of corporate environmentalism
Maxwell, John W.; Lyon, Thomas Peyton; Hackett, Steven … - 1998
We extend the economic theory of regulation to allow for strategic self-regulation that preempts political action. When … toxic chemicals shows that an increased threat of regulation (as proxied by increased membership in conservation groups …) indeed induces firms to reduce toxic releases. We establish conditions under which self-regulation, if it occurs, is a Pareto …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608423
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Interactions between state and federal climate change policies
Goulder, Lawrence H.; Stavins, Robert N. - 2010
Federal action addressing climate change is likely to emerge either through new legislation or via the U.S. EPA's authority under the Clean Air Act. The prospect of federal action raises important questions regarding the interconnections between federal efforts and state-level climate policy...
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