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Solid waste management in India : an assessment of resource recovery and environmental impact
Ahluwalia, Isher Judge; Patel, Utkarsh - 2018
This study analyses the environmental and financial sustainability of solid waste management in Indian cities. It … presents an assessment of the rapidly rising volume of municipal solid waste, its changing composition, the continuing practice … of mixing biodegradable (wet) waste with dry waste at the source of generation, and the growing volume of plastic in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011817123
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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
This work compares the different decarbonization strategies of the power sector in China, the European Union and the United States, by considering the historical evolution of electricity generation and the current situation. Such a comparison is gaining a broader significance when evaluated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012654131
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Comparison between China, the EU and the US's climate and energy governance : how policies are made and implemented at different levels
Lu, Xinqing; Zhu, Erpu; Campbell, Loyle; Hafner, Manfred; … - 2021
This paper compares the different multi-level climate and energy governance in China, the European Union and the United States. While many comparisons across these three economies exist, they concentrate on comparing the climate and energy "policy instruments" and their results. This paper puts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012814520
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Municipal waste selection and disposal : evidences from Lombardy
Silvestri, Francesco; Ghinoi, Stefano - 2015
selection and market variables such as the unit charge for waste management, a result probably affected by the high degree of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010486997
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Extended producer responsibility and trade flows in waste : the case of batteries
Compagnoni, Marco; Grazzi, Marco; Pieri, Fabio; Tomasi, … - 2023
In the debate on international waste trade, the focus on resource efficiency and recycling has gradually begun to … Responsibility (EPR) on the export of waste batteries (WB). EPR is considered as a key policy for the "marketization of waste". On … the other hand, WB are a hazardous waste that also contain a high concentration of critical raw materials. As such, they …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014390296
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Delineating spring recharge areas in a fractured sandstone aquifer (Luxembourg) based on pesticide mass balance
Farlin, J.; Drouet, L.; Gallé, T.; Pittois, D.; Bayerle, M. - 2014
A simple method to delineate the recharge areas of a series of springs draining a fractured aquifer is presented. Instead of solving the flow and transport equations, the delineation is reformulated as a mass balance problem assigning arable land in proportion to the pesticide mass discharged...
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Socioeconomic factors and water quality in California
Farzin, Yeganeh Hossein; Grogan, Kelly A. - 2011
We investigate the relationships between water quality and socioeconomic factors in California at the county level for the years 1993 to 2006 using 24 water quality indicators coming from seven different types of water bodies. We estimate these relationships using three classes of models: the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009231769
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Apprivoiser l'eau et l'air : la lutte contre les fuites des technologies dans l'EMAPE au Sud-Kivu, RDC
Marijsse, Simon; Munga Mwisha, Thierry - Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid - 2021
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The changing role of natural gas in Nigeria
Occhiali, Giovanni; Falchetta, Giacomo - 2018
Nigeria is richly endowed with energy resources, and the Government has been making large profits from their export. However, windfall revenues have also been affecting the Government's responsiveness and accountability towards the people and they have brought it into collusive relationship with...
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A more sustainable energy strategy for India
Ahluwalia, Montek S.; Gupta, Himanshu; Stern, Nicholas H. - 2016
The COP-21 meeting in Paris produced an important result. For the first time all countries developed and developing agreed to take some mitigation action. However even if all countries deliver on what they have promised by 2030 and progress thereafter continues only at the same rate global...
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