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Optimal use of carbon sequestration in a global climate change strategy : is there a wooden bridge to a clean energy future ?
Lecocq, Franck; Chomitz, Kenneth - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2001
s. Whether it should be part of a global climate mitigation strategy, however, remains controversial. One of the key issues is that, contrary to emission abatement, carbon sequestration might not be permanent. But some argue that even temporary sequestration is beneficial as it delays climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005079543
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Do intensity targets control uncertainty better than quotas ? Conditions, calibrations, and caveats
Marschinski, Robert; Lecocq, Franck - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2006
Among policy instruments to control future greenhouse gas emissions, well-calibrated general intensity targets are known to lead to lower uncertainty on the amount of abatement than emissions quotas (Jotzo and Pezzey 2004). The authors test whether this result holds in a broader framework, and...
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Carbon markets, institutions, policies, and research
Larson, Donald F.; Ambrosi, Philippe; Dinar, Ariel; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2008
The scale of investment needed to slow greenhouse gas emissions is larger than governments can manage through transfers. Therefore, climate change policies rely heavily on markets and private capital. This is especially true in the case of the Kyoto Protocol with its provisions for trade and...
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The perception of and adaptation to climate change in Africa
Maddison, David - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007
perceive any barriers to adaptation and attempts to determine the characteristics of those farmers who, despite claiming to … living in different locations to adapt and there may be institutional impediments to adaptation in some countries. Although … large numbers of farmers perceive no barriers to adaptation, those that do perceive them tend to cite their poverty and …
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Changing farm types and irrigation as an adaptation to climate change in Latin American agriculture
Mendelsohn, Robert; Seo, Niggol - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007
adaptation policies in response to climate change and improve the forecasting of climate effects. The paper compares the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005079680
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How dirty are"quick and dirty"methods of project appraisal?
van de Walle, Dominique; Gunewardena, Dileni - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 1998
Routine"quick-and-dirty"methods of project appraisal can be so dirty in guiding project selection as to wipe out the net social gains from public investment, contend the authors, illustrating their point with a case study of irrigation projects in Vietnam. They test a common quick-and-dirty...
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Growth and welfare losses from carbon emissions restrictions : a general equilibrium analysis for Egypt
Blitzer, Charles R.; Eckaus, R.S.; Lahiri, Supriya; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 1992
The authors assess the economic effects in Egypt, under various conditions, of restricting carbon dioxide emissions. They use their model to assess the sensitivity of these effects to alternative specifications: changes in the level or timing of restrictions, changes in the rate of discount of...
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A Ricardian analysis of the impact of climate change on Latin American farms
Seo, Niggol; Mendelsohn, Robert - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007
This study estimates the vulnerability of Latin American agriculture to climate change using a Ricardian analysis of both land values and net revenues. Examining a sample of over 2,500 farms in seven countries, the results indicate both land value and net revenue are sensitive to climate. Both...
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What drives deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon? Evidence from satellite and socioeconomic data
Pfaff, Alexander S.P. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 1997
This paper analyzes the determinants of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. From a model of optimal use, it derives and then estimates a deforestation equation on county-level data for the period 1978 to 1988. The data include a deforestation measure from satellite images, which is a great...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005080024
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Do farmers chooseto be inefficient? evidence from Bicol, Philippines
Larson, Donald F.; Plessmann, Frank - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2002
Farming households that differ in their ability, or willingness to take on risks are likely to make different decisions when allocating resources, and effort among income-producing activities, with consequences for productivity. The authors measure voluntary, and involuntary departures from...
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