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Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009 to have a meaningful post-Kyoto Protocol framework for climate change. …
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High energy consumption and the world population increase will lead to shrinking reserves of fossil fuels. Concern about carbon dioxide emissions may discourage widespread dependence on fossil fuels and encourage the development and use of renewable energy systems employing a variety of...
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High energy consumption and the world population increase will lead to shrinking reserves of fossil fuels. Concern about carbon dioxide emissions may discourage widespread dependence on fossil fuels and encourage the development and use of renewable energy systems employing a variety of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005225597
economies (the G-7 plus Spain), with focus on Germany. Renewables production costs are compared to benefits, defined as … on Germany, the main European producer of non-traditional renewables. We question whether the level of subsidies can be …
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Despite low expectations, the UN climate change negotiations in Cancún made important progress thanks to decisive Mexican diplomacy and a renewed conviction that reducing emissions can drive green growth. Reflecting on the outcome of Cancún, two results clearly stand out: first, the...
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opportunities presented by climate change outweigh the risks. The human race has often proved its ability to react to major …
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underdevelopment itself? Or do the societies that are poor today hold certain cultural views that lead to gender inequality? This …
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large in the former transition economies of eastern Europe, as energy costs there used to be subsidized and the … inefficiencies inherent in central planning led to a poorly designed housing stock. In addition, in a number of these economies, even …
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as for the stakeholder groups 'customers' and 'employees' will be explained. …
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further over the last three decades and became the second fastest among large economies. Despite a recent dip, it is still one … infrastructure and the neglect of human capabilities, in contrast with the Asian approach of simultaneous pursuit of economic growth … and human development, as pioneered by Japan, South Korea, and China. In a democratic system, which India has great reason …
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