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Human capital, innovation, and climate policy : an integrated assessment
Carraro, Carlo; De Cian, Enrica; Tavoni, Massimo - 2012
This paper looks at the interplay between human capital and innovation in the presence of climate and educational … moderate, short-term consumption loss. Human capital is complement to all forms of innovation and an educational policy … stimulates both energy and general purpose innovation. This result has important policy implications considering the growing …
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The environment and directed technical change
Acemoglu, Daron; Aghion, Philippe; Bursztyn, Leonardo; … - 2010
dirty innovation and production; (ii) optimal policy involves both “carbon taxes” and research subsidies, so that excessive … the switch to clean innovation under laissez-faire when the two inputs are substitutes. Under reasonable parameter values … ; Directed Technological Change ; Innovation …
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The environment and directed technical change : Comment
Hourcade, Jean-Charles; Pottier, Antonin; Espagne, Etienne - 2011
This paper discusses the growth model with environmental constraints recently presented in (Acemoglu et al., 2011) which focuses on the redirection of technical change by climate policies with research subsidies and a carbon tax. First, Acemoglu et al.'s model and chosen parameters yield...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009419743
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Climate policies and nationally determined contributions : reconciling the needed ambition with the political economy
Vogt-Schilb, Adrien; Hallegatte, Stéphane - 2017
Countries have pledged to stabilize global warming at a 1.5 to 2°C increase. Either target requires reaching net zero emissions before the end of the century, which implies a major transformation of the economic system. This paper reviews the literature on how policymakers can design climate...
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Multi-platform assessment of coastal protection and carbon sequestration in the Venice Lagoon under future scenarios
Rivadeneyra García, Perla Irasema; Cornacchia, Federico; … - 2024
In recent decades, the rapid development of coastal regions, driven by sustained economic growth and population migration, has amplified their susceptibility to climate-induced hazards. The need to address these challenges in socio-economic coastal hotspots has become a pressing concern,...
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Alternative paths toward a low carbon world
Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Tavoni, Massimo - 2010
This paper analyzes the economic and investment implications of a series of climate mitigation scenarios, characterized by different levels of ambition in terms of long term stabilization goals and the transition to attain them. In particular, the implications of fairly ambitious scenarios are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008729164
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Can climate policy enhance sustainability?
Campagnolo, Lorenza; Carraro, Carlo; Davide, Marinella; … - 2013
Implementing an effective climate policy is one of the main challenges for our future. Even though ambitious mitigation targets are necessarily costly, curbing GHG emissions can prevent future irreversible impacts of climate change on human kind and the environment. Climate policy is therefore...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009702197
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Qualitative scenario building for post-carbon cities
Breil, Margaretha; Cattaneo, Cristina; Johnson, Katie - 2015
In defining the transition towards a post-carbon future, understanding the needs and determinants for policy priorities in different types of cities will help tailor a common roadmap that can be adopted under various socio-economic contexts. This paper provides an analysis of results collected...
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Quelle énergie pour un développement durable?
Henry, Alain (contributor) - 2005
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