important factor counteracting the energy-use and carbon-emissions increasing effects of economic growth. …I use a stochastic production frontier to model energy efficiency trends in 85 countries over a 37-year period …. Differences in energy efficiency across countries are modeled as a stochastic function of explanatory variables and I estimate the …

used to derive decompositions of energy intensity and carbon emissions. It also examines whether there is a convergence … counteracting the effect of economic growth in increasing global energy- use increase and carbon emissions. …This study uses a stochastic production frontier to model energy efficiency trends, in 85 countries over a 37 year …

energy demand and CO2 emissions. Therefore, cities are the key to meeting its proposed carbon intensity target in 2020 and … difficulty in further carbon mitigation, inevitable emissions growth due to rising living standards, and coal-dominant energy … carbon a crucial step for China’s endeavor of harnessing the market forces to reduce its energy consumption and carbon …

to compute net energy value (NEV) and carbon credit balance (CCB), the indicators of sustainability and eco … amounts, planting dates, and soils—that would maximize the energy sustainability and eco-friendliness of maize (<i>Zea mays … energy sustainability and eco-friendliness of maize stover-based ethanol production could be increased with alternative crop …

balanced view of both academics and policy circles. Section 2 discusses how to identify the sectors at a risk of carbon leakage …. Section 3 examines <italic>ex ante</italic> estimates of potential carbon leakage rates, and explains why they differ from … <italic>ex post</italic> results of environmental tax reforms and greenhouse gas emissions trading schemes that have been …

individually meet their mandatory Kyoto greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. Next, we consider industrialized country … unable to completely offset negative economic effects of the emissions reduction commitments on both industrialized countries …

balanced view of both academics and policy circles. Section 2 discusses how to identify the sectors at a risk of carbon leakage …. Section 3 examines ex ante estimates of potential carbon leakage rates, and explains why they differ from ex post results of … environmental tax reforms and greenhouse gas emissions trading schemes that have been implemented in the European Union. Section 4 …

balanced view of both academics and policy circles. Section 2 discusses how to identify the sectors at a risk of carbon leakage …. Section 3 examines extant estimates of potential carbon leakage rates, and explains why they differ from ex post results of … environmental tax reforms and greenhouse gas emissions trading schemes that have been implemented in the European Union. Section 4 …

of a system that could produce strict and reliable data needed for generating product-oriented carbon footprints in … Finland. It also represents a road map for developing the system for the energy and food sectors. Steering mechanisms …