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The production of charcoal to meet cooking needs of urban households is one of the main causes of deforestation and … reduction in deforestation. We also investigate the impact of the stoves on cooking time of women, who are the default cooks of … deforestation of 0.04 ha/household/year. However, providing subsidies for stove purchases resulted in a larger reduction in charcoal …
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This paper investigates the impact of climate-related fiscal and financial policies on CO2 emissions implemented by G20 countries in the period 2000-2017. The analysis show that the impact of various policy instruments is heterogeneous across the carbon emissions distribution. In particular, the...
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In 2021, Germany adjusted its vehicle taxation scheme, resulting in a disproportionate increase in the tax burden for vehicles with high carbon emission intensity. This article presents empirical evidence on the impact of Germany's vehicle taxation and its reforms on automobile emissions. To...
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A large proportion of local pollutants originating from the road transport sector is generated during the so-called cold-start phase of driving, that is, the first few minutes of driving after a car has stood inactive for several hours. Drawing on data from the German Mobility Panel (MOP), this...
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, die die Luftverschmutzung in den Städten durch die Beschränkung des Zugangs von Fahrzeugen mit hohem Schadstoffausstoß …
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Umweltzonen verringern die lokale Luftverschmutzung, indem sie emissionsintensive Fahrzeuge von der Zufahrt zu den …
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, the decline was not reversed when falling world market prices led to a local price decrease. To explore this puzzle, we …
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This study investigates the causal effect of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on firms' holdings of fixed assets as an early indicator of industrial relocation, exploiting installation level inclusion criteria of the regulation. To single out companies with particularly low relocation...
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results document substantial increases in deforestation and forest fires in the year prior to local elections. Additionally …, oil palm plays a crucial role in driving deforestation dynamics. Variations in global market prices of palm oil are … closely linked to deforestation in areas which are geo-climatically best suited for growing oil palm and they amplify the …
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stoves (ICS) is frequently considered an effective instrument to combat deforestation particularly in arid countries. This … ; cooking fuels ; deforestation ; Africa …
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