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Integrated assessment of climate catastrophes with endogenous uncertainty : does the risk of ice sheet collapse justify precautionary mitigation?
Diaz, Delavane B. - 2015
climate change. The risk of uncertain and potentially irreversible catastrophes is an important issue related to the latter … benchmark integrated assessment model. This study moves beyond recent catastrophe or tipping point studies with arbitrary risk … introduced here informs risk management strategies that balance uncertain future climate change impacts with the costs of …
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Labor supply and growth effects of environmental policy under technological risk
Clemens, Christiane; Pittel, Karen - 2008
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Group rewards and individual sanctions in environmental policy
Dijkstra, Bouwe R. (contributor);  … - 2007
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The "Doomsday" effect in climate policies : why is the present decade so crucial to tackling the climate challenge?
Perrissin Fabert, Baptiste; Espagne, Etienne; Pottier, … - 2012
Despite growing scientific evidence that passing a 2°C temperature increase may trigger tipping points in climate dynamics, most Integrated Assessment Models (IAM) based on Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) with smooth quadratic damage functions are unable to account for the possibility of strong...
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Transforming the European energy system : member states’ prospects within the EU framework
Knopf, Brigitte; Bakken, Bjørn; Carrara, Samuel; … - 2014
important to improve coordination between Member State policies and those at EU level. …
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Climate policies : a burden or a gain?
Bréchet, Thierry; Tulkens, Henry - 2013
That climate policies are costly is evident and therefore often creates major fears. But the alternative (no action) also has a cost. Mitigation costs and damages incurred depend on what the climate policies are; moreover, they are substitutes. This brings climate policies naturally in the realm...
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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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Insights in a clean energy future for Belgium : impact assessment of the 2030 Climate & Energy Framework
Devogelaer, Danielle; Gusbin, Dominique - 2018
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Political uncertainty and carbon emission trading : evidence from China
Bao, Helen; Tang, Tony He - 2023
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China's carbon market : development, evaluation, coordination of local and national carbon markets and common prosperity
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2022
To achieve the commitments to both carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, China should focus on those policies of significant impact on emissions reduction at the lowest cost. Launching the national carbon market with the power generation sector is a good start point in this direction. Since its...
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