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Tackling air pollution in dense urban areas : The case of Santiago, Chile
Tikoudis, Ioannis - 2022
Reducing air pollution is a major policy challenge, especially in densely populated urban areas where human exposure to emissions is considerable. This paper develops and examines a series of scenarios for the evolution of transport-related emissions in the area of Santiago, Chile. The analysis...
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Environmental Innovation in Germany
Haščič, Ivan - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2012
This paper reviews the recent experience of Germany in encouraging innovation to reduce negative environmental impacts of economic activity. The essence of the German approach to policy-induced environmental innovation is discussed in the context of changing policy objectives, and illustrated...
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Financing water security for sustainable growth in Asia and the Pacific
Leckie, Hannah - 2021
The Asia Water Development Outlook – a flagship publication by the Asian Development Bank - monitors progress in water … that are needed to enhance – water security in the region. Working in close collaboration with the Asian Development Bank … and partners, the OECD endeavoured to characterise funding needs and financing flows for water security in the region. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630183
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The economic and environmental benefits from international co-ordination on carbon pricing : Insights from economic modelling studies
Nachtigall, Daniel - 2021
This paper assesses quantitative estimates based on economic modelling studies of the economic and environmental benefits from different forms of international co-ordination on carbon pricing. Forms of international co-ordination include: harmonising carbon prices (e.g. through linking carbon...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630139
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Invention and International Diffusion of Water Conservation and Availability Technologies : Evidence from Patent Data
Dechezleprêtre, Antoine - 2015
This paper identifies over 50 000 patents filed worldwide in various water-related adaptation technologies between 1990 … and 2010, distinguishing between those related to water availability (supply) and water conservation (demand) technologies … collaboration in technology development, and international diffusion of such water-related technologies. The results suggest that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012447282
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Invention and International Diffusion of Water Conservation and Availability Technologies: Evidence from Patent Data
Dechezleprêtre, Antoine; Haščič, Ivan; Johnstone, Nick - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2015
This paper identifies over 50 000 patents filed worldwide in various water-related adaptation technologies between 1990 … and 2010, distinguishing between those related to water availability (supply) and water conservation (demand) technologies … collaboration in technology development, and international diffusion of such water-related technologies. The results suggest that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276607
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Digitalisation for the transition to a resource efficient and circular economy
Barteková, Eva - 2022
Digital transformation is increasingly recognised as a means to help unlocking the benefits of more inclusive and sustainable growth and enhanced social well-being. In the environmental context, digitalisation can contribute to decoupling economic activity from natural resource use and their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013174588
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Quantifying environmentally relevant and circular plastic innovation : Historical trends, current landscape and the role of policy
Dussaux, Damien - 2022
Innovation is key to reducing the environmental impacts of plastics. However, literature is generally lacking in the field of environmentally relevant plastics innovation. This paper develops an innovative conceptual framework to document and map environmentally relevant plastics innovation....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013457957
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The role of intermediaries to facilitate water-related investment
Lardoux de Pazzis, Anne - 2021
A wide range of organisations operate at the interface between the demand for (e.g. water agencies or service providers … financing gap for water-related investments. These entities, referred to in this analysis as “intermediaries”, include those … one or more key functions across the investment value chain for 3 specific sub-sectors: utilities, small scale water and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012660994
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Policy Interventions to Address Health Impacts Associated with Air Pollution, Unsafe Water Supply and Sanitation, and Hazardous Chemicals
Hunt, Alistair - 2011
the human health impacts of air pollution, hazardous chemicals, and unsafe water and sanitation, and their use in cost … attendant uncertainties are also being utilised. The health risks from unsafe water and sanitation derive from faecal … sometimes found to be less than one. In contrast, in developing countries, health risks are included in the appraisal of water …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012446558