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Implications for Provincial Economies of Meeting China's NDC Through an Emission Trading Scheme : A Regional CGE Modeling Analysis
Pang, Jun - 2019
This study analyzes the potential impacts of a national emission trading scheme on provincial economies in China of … meeting China's emission reduction pledges, the Nationally Determined Contributions announced under the Paris Agreement. The … with the latest provincial-level social accounting matrices (2012). The study shows that meeting China's Nationally …
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Technological Learning, Energy Efficiency, and Co2 Emissions in China's Energy Intensive Industries
Rock, Michael T. - 2017
Since the onset of economic reforms in 1978, China has been remarkably successful in reducing the carbon dioxide … competition, and technological change. China's industrial and technology policies also have contributed to lower carbon dioxide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974244
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Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-Based Biodiesel in Mali
Boccanfuso, Dorothée - 2017
Mali, a landlocked West African nation at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, has introduced a program to produce biodiesel using jatropha curcas, a non-edible shrub widely available throughout the country by farmers for generations as a living fence for their gardens. The aim of the program...
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Potential Gains and Losses of Biofuel Production in Argentina : A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
Chisari, Omar O. - 2017
Argentina is one of the world's largest biodiesel producers and the largest exporter, using soybeans as feedstock. Using a computable general equilibrium model that explicitly represents the biofuel industry, this study carries out several simulations on two sets of issues: (i) international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975138
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The Impact of Infrastructure Spending in Sub-Saharan Africa : A CGE Modeling Approach
Perrault, Jean-François - 2017
The authors constructed a standard computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to explore the economic impact of increased spending on infrastructure in six African countries: Benin, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. The basic elements of the model are drawn from EXTER, adjusted to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976424
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Climate Cost Uncertainty, Retrofit Cost Uncertainty, and Infrastructure Closedown : A Framework for Analysis
Strand, Jon - 2017
Large and energy-intensive infrastructure investments with long life times have substantial implications for climate policy. This study focuses on options to scale down energy consumption and carbon emissions now and in the future, and on the costs of doing so. Two ways carbon emissions can be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976688
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Shedding Light : Understanding Energy Efficiency and Electricity Reliability
Carranza, Eliana - 2017
Overloaded electrical systems are a major source of unreliable power (outages) in developing countries. Using a randomized saturation design, we estimate the impact of energy efficient lightbulbs on household electricity consumption and local electricity reliability in the Kyrgyz Republic....
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How Much Would China Gain from Power Sector Reforms? An Analysis Using Times and CGE Models
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2019
potential macroeconomic impacts of an element of the power sector reform process that China started in 2015. It uses an energy … sector TIMES model and a computable general equilibrium model. The study finds that the price of electricity in China would …
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Understanding the Interactions between Emissions Trading Systems and Renewable Energy Standards Using a Multi-Regional CGE Model of China
Fan, Ying - 2017
China to simulate policy measures, the study finds that the addition of a separate renewable energy standard policy would …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012950515
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Impact Evaluation of Free-of-Charge Cfl Bulb Distribution in Ethiopia
Costolanski, Peter - 2017
Electricity infrastructure is one of the most important development challenges in Africa. While more resources are clearly needed to invest in new capacities, it is also important to promote energy efficiency and manage the increasing demand for power. This paper evaluates one of the recent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974550