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REDD+ as performance-based aid : general lessons and bilateral agreements of Norway

Angelsen, Arild - 2013

REDD+, when it officially became part of the international climate agenda in 2007, was an idea about payment to countries and projects for reducing emission from forests, with funding primarily from carbon markets. REDD+ has since become multi-objective; the policy focus has changed from payments...

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Land rights, agricultural productivity, and deforestation in Viet Nam

Abman, Ryan; Carney, Conor - 2018

This paper studies the relationship between land tenure for smallholder agriculture and deforestation in Viet Nam. We … combine high resolution satellite data on deforestation with rich household and commune-level, biannual panel data. We study … deforestation holding constant the average intensive tenure (average share of land held in tenure among those with land title). We …

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Gender implications of biofuels expansion : a CGE analysis for Mozambique

Arndt, Channing; Benfica, Rui; Thurlow, James - 2010

We use a gendered computable general equilibrium model to assess the implications of biofuels expansion in Mozambique. We compare scenarios with different gender employment intensities in producing jatropha for biodiesel. Under all scenarios, biofuels accelerate GDP growth and reduce poverty....

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Are biofuels good for African development? : an analytical framework with evidence from Mozambique and Tanzania

Arndt, Channing; Msangi, Siwa; Thurlow, James - 2010

Many low income countries in Africa are optimistic that producing biofuels domestically will not only reduce their dependence on imported fossil fuels, but also stimulate economic development, particularly in poorer rural areas. Skeptics, on the other hand, view biofuels as a threat to food...

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Modelling growth scenarios for biofuels in South Africa's transport sector

Stone, Adrian; Henley, Giles; Maseela, Tiisetso - 2015

South Africa has a nascent biofuels industry and emerging regulatory framework, and although water scarcity limits local supply potential, that of the southern African region appears substantial. This paper describes the results and modelling approach of an assessment of potential biofuel demand...

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Producing biofuels in low-income countries : an integrated environmental and economic assessment for Tanzania

Branca, Giacomo; Felix, Erika; Maltsoglou, Irini; … - 2014

This paper evaluates the greenhouse gas emissions and economic impacts from producing biofuels in Tanzania. Sequentially-linked models capture natural resource constraints; emissions from land use change; economywide growth linkages; and household poverty. Results indicate that there are economic...

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Implications of alternative mitigation policies on world prices for fossil fuels and agricultural products

Paltsev, Sergey V. - 2012

Emissions mitigation policies affect prices, including prices for fossil fuels and agricultural products. Consumer prices for coal and natural gas are expected to rise when climate policy is implemented, while oil prices may be reduced or remain the same in comparison to a no policy scenario....

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Do political economy factors matter in explaining the increase in the production of bioenergy?

Kéré, Eric Nazindigouba - Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis - 2016

In this paper, we analyse the impact of political economy factors on the production of bioenergy. We theoretically and empirically show that the quality of governance and environmental policy stringency instruments promote the development of bioenergy production. We also find that the factors...

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Biofuels in Southern Africa : political economy, trade, and policy environment

Fundira, Taku; Henley, Giles - 2017

Expansion of biofuels production and consumption at the regional and national levels relies on both supportive energy prices and policy interventions. Despite enthusiasm for policy interventions to stimulate biofuel production in Southern African countries in the mid-2000s, the years since have...

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Potential biofuel feedstocks and production in Zambia

Samboko, Paul C.; Subakanya, Mitelo; Dlamini, Cliff - 2017

The need for energy security and climate change mitigation have increased blending mandates worldwide; in Southern Africa, demand for biofuels could increase following South Africa's planned blending mandates. However, land constraints limit local industry expansion, with demand likely to be met...

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