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Environmental and technology policy options in the electricity sector : interactions and outcomes

Fischer, Carolyn; Newell, Richard G.; Preonas, Louis - 2014

Myriad policy measures aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector, promote generation from … lower electricity prices Even with multiple market failures, emissions pricing remains the single most cost-effective option …

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Towards the decarbonization of the power sector - a comparison of China, the EU and the US based on historical data

Noussan, Michel; Hafner, Manfred; Campbell, Loyle; Lu, … - 2021

local goals, based on the availability of low-carbon resources and the electricity demand. Given the geographical … differences between demand and supply, and the likely increase of electricity demand, an improvement of power transmission …This work compares the different decarbonization strategies of the power sector in China, the European Union and the …

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Making rapid strides : agriculture in Madhya Pradesh : sources, drivers, and policy lessons

Gulati, Ashok; Rajkhowa, Pallavi; Sharma, Pravesh - 2017

interventions stand out - expanded irrigation, a strong procurement system put in place for wheat along with bonus over MSP for … expanded through the state government's strategy of initially focusing on providing good quality power supply to farmers during … the wheat irrigation season. Canal irrigation, on the other hand, was expanded by utilising financial resources to …

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Economic and environmental effectiveness of a technology-based climate protocol

Buchner, Barbara; Carraro, Carlo - 2004

The present stalemate in climate negotiations has led policy analysts and economists to explore the possible emergence of alternative climate regimes. This paper explores the idea of replacing international cooperation on greenhouse gas emission control with international cooperation on...

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Russia : the long road to ratification : internal institution and pressure groups in the Kyoto Protocol's adoption process

Buchner, Barbara; Dall'Olio, Silvia - 2004

The Russian Federation played a crucial role in the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. Indeed, after the US decision not to comply with the treaty, its ratification turned out to be indispensable for the Protocol to become legally binding. In early 2002, the Russian government decided to...

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China and the evolution of the present climate regime

Buchner, Barbara; Carraro, Carlo - 2003

The recent events that followed the US decision not to comply with the Kyoto Protocol seem to drastically undermine the effectiveness of the Protocol in controlling GHG emissions. Therefore, it is important to explore whether there are economic factors and policy strategies that might help the...

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Emissions trading regimes and incentives to participate in international climate agreements

Buchner, Barbara; Carraro, Carlo - 2003

This paper analyses whether different emissions trading regimes provide different incentives to participate in a cooperative climate agreement. Different incentive structures are discussed for those countries, namely the US, Russia and China, that are most important in the climate negotiation...

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Endogenous minimum participation in international environmental treaties

Carraro, Carlo; Marchiori, Carmen; Oreffice, Sonia - 2003

Many international treaties come into force only after a minimum number of countries have signed and ratified the treaty. Why do countries agree to introduce a minimum participation constraint among the rules characterising an international treaty? This question is particularly relevant in the...

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Stable coalitions

Carraro, Carlo; Marchiori, Carmen - 2002

This paper examines recent theoretical developments of the theory of coalition stability. It focuses on the relationship between the incentives to defect from a coalition, the size of the resulting equilibrium coalition structure, and the different assumptions on membership rules, coalition...

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Back to Kyoto? : US participation and the linkage between R&D and climate cooperation

Buchner, Barbara; Carraro, Carlo; Cersosimo, Igor; … - 2002

reduced emission abatement in the US, but also the spillover effects on technology and countries' relative bargaining power …

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