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Farm-to-Fork: A Proposed Revision of the Classical Food Miles Concept
Wong, Alfred; Hallsworth, Alan - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 1
supply to Vancouver, the CO2 emission was estimated to be about 7 times higher for tomatoes grown in local greenhouses than …
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The Environmental Policy: a Governance Model?
PANDELE, Ana Maria - In: Europolity – Continuity and Change in European … 7 (2013) 2, pp. 37-56
The Environmental Policy was in its prime during the 1980s but after the 1990s, as several economic problems appeared, the countries did not have the strength to support this policy anymore. However the environmental issues still remain pressing due to the changes in society. Is there a...
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ADDRESSING THE MANAGERIAL CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA: AVAILABILITY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS
RADULESCU, CARMEN VALENTINA; IOAN, ILDIKO; MARGINA, OLEG - In: Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 6 (2012) 1, pp. 612-618
complexity frameworks especially at governmental level. For Romania, a recent member of the EU and signatory of important … environmental losses and an important gap against the EU level are observable by taking in account the level and evolution of key …
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Modelling trade and environmental linkages in China
Huang, Haixiao; Labys, Walter C. - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 4 (2004) 4, pp. 242-266
Interactions between trade and the environment have been studied extensively as a reaction to the pressure that the accelerated pace of globalisation has placed on environment and trade. Distinguishing itself from previous work, this study focuses on a modelling analysis of the interactions...
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Modelling trade and environmental linkages in China
Huang, Haixiao; Labys, Walter C. - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 4 (2004) 4, pp. 242-266
Interactions between trade and the environment have been studied extensively as a reaction to the pressure that the accelerated pace of globalisation has placed on environment and trade. Distinguishing itself from previous work, this study focuses on a modelling analysis of the interactions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008461294
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"Trade Liberalization and Pollution Intensive Industries in Developing Countries: A Partial Equilibrium Approach."
Ackerman, Frank; Gallagher, Kevin - EconWPA - 2001
Economic theory suggests that liberalization of trade between countries with differing levels of environmental protection could lead pollution- intensive industry to concentrate in the nations where regulations are lax. This effect, often referred to as the “pollution haven” hypothesis, is...
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Optimal Coverage of Installations in a Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
Sanderson, Todd; Ancev, Tihomir; Betz, Regina - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2008
Trading schemes for emission allowances have become a panacea for nations aspiring to reduce their aggregate emissions … savings realised through trading in the market for emission allowances. However, the paper shows that not all installations … coverage of installations on a downstream level. The paper uses data from EU ETS to empirically determine optimal coverage for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005338420
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Exploring Linkages Among Agriculture, Trade, and the Environment: Issues for the Next Century
Krissoff, Barry; Ballenger, Nicole; Dunmore, John C.; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1996
Many trade and environment issues will confront agriculture over the next several years. This report provides an economic framework to better understand these issues and discusses prior empirical inquiries and findings. Four primary issues are addressed: (1) how will environmental policies...
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Sensitive Agricultural Products in the EU under the Doha Round
Huan-Niemi, Ellen - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008
EU agricultural products are examined by tariff lines at eight digit level to reveal the sensitive agricultural … products in the EU after further tariff reductions in the Doha Round. These products are butter, skim milk powder, beef meat … the various modelling approaches in identifying the sensitive agricultural products of the EU. The spreadsheet projection …
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Modelling the impacts of multilateral agricultural trade liberalization on the EU
Niemi, Jyrki S.; Kerkela, Leena; Lehtonen, Heikki - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008
The objective of this paper is to explore the implications of domestic policy reforms and trade liberalisation on EU … removal of export subsidies and tariff reductions according to the proposals from the EU and the US in the WTO would decrease … EU's production, reduce EU's exports, and increase EU's imports in almost all the examined agricultural products. For …
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