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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY: THE NEW STRATEGY DIRECTION FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Isac, Nicoleta - 2019

The demand for energy keeps growing and new energy vehicles represent the future direction of the automotive industry over the next decade. Renewable energy sources provide a strong contribution to greenhouse gas emission reduction. New developments in hybrid, EV or alternative fueled vehicles,...

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Business sustainability and undergraduate management education in Australia

Fisher, Josie; Bonn, Ingrid - 2009

sustainability and the appropriate strategies required to improve business sustainability. In addition, there are international calls … for educators to address sustainability in their programs. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which … business sustainability is being incorporated into undergraduate business and management courses in Australian universities …

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A Comparative Analysis of Water Quality Sampling Decisions in Aquifers

Rajagopal, Rangaswamy; Kuchibhatla, Ramana - 1995

No single set of sampling decisions is optimal for all monitoring programs. Cost-effective decisions will have to be made in an adaptive framework, constantly changing yet having a basic structure. The major objectives of this paper are to develop and illustrate such a model structure for...

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The Point-of-Use Water Treatment Industry: Expert Opinion on Regulation.

Rajagopal, Rangaswamy; Tobin, Graham A - 1990

Concerns over declining water quality have led many home owners to install point-of-use water treatment units to improve potable supplies. This industry has grown considerably in recent years. However, some questions have been raised regarding misleading advertising and improper claims being...

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Environmental and Technology Policies for Climate Change and Renewable Energy

Fischer, Carolyn; Newell, Richard G. - 2005

We assess different policies for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and promoting the innovation and diffusion of CO2-reducing power technologies: (1) emissions price, (2) tax on fossil power, (3) tradable emissions performance standard, (4) market share requirement for renewables, (5)...

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The Economic and Policy Setting of Renewable Energy: Where Do Things Stand?

Darmstadter, Joel - 2003

This paper looks at the status and prospects of renewables-with particular emphasis on windpower-in the electric power sector. Although renewables account for a steadily rising share of electricity generation in various countries, their role remains small in absolute terms. In part, this is...

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ENERGIA RENOVÁVEL: UMA ANÁLISE SOBRE OFERTA E DEMANDA DE ETANOL NO BRASIL

Oliveira, Michelle Pinto; Alencar, Junia Rodrigues De; … - 2008

A grande necessidade de diminuir a dependência em relação ao petróleo devido aos seus preços em constante elevação, a preocupação com o meio ambiente (protocolo de kyoto) e a crescente demanda por carros flex tem colocado o etanol - uma energia totalmente renovável - em papel de...

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Tailoring renewable portfolio standards to achieve disparate economic and environmental goals

Martin, Garrett - 2008

Within the United States, Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) programs have become a popular public policy initiative for states to enact in order to encourage the use of renewable resources for meeting state energy demand. As more states have adopted RPS programs, the design of these programs...

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Predictive Analysis of Global Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Growth in Developed, Developing and Emerging Markets

Nolan, Mike; Naftel, Jackson IV; Reaves, Patrick - 2011

The most attractive markets for renewable energy investment are shifting from the developed world to emerging economies. Among the most prominent emerging economies, China, India, and Brazil have become three of the most important global investment markets, and the role of renewable energy in...

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A Credible Approach to Benefit-Cost Evaluation for Federal Energy Technology Programs

Jordan, Gretchen B.; Ruegg, Rosalie - 2009

Lawmakers want to know the returns on their investment. The difficulties in measuring benefits and costs, and attributing some portion of those to specific research and technology development (R&D) programs, has meant that many such studies are not seen as credible by those lawmakers. This paper...

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