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ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF CAP-AND-TRADE CLIMATE POLICY ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS: A POLICY SIMULATION WITH FARMER PREFERENCES AND ADAPTATION
Jiang, Yong; Koo, Won W. - 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine the possible local impacts of cap-and-trade climate policy on agricultural producers in the Northern Plains. This study explicitly considers farmer behavior with respect to agricultural opportunity in carbon offset provision and ability of adaptation to...
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Regulating Stock Externalities Under Uncertainty
Newell, Richard G.; Pizer, William A. - 2000
Using a simple analytical model incorporating benefits of a stock, costs of adjusting the stock, and uncertainty in costs, we uncover several important principles governing the choice of price-based policies (e.g., taxes) relative to quantity-based policies (e.g., tradable permits) for...
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An EU Sky Trust: Distributional Analysis for Hungary
Ferjentsik, Viola; Ash, Michael - 2007
We analyze the effects of EU adoption of a Sky Trust (Barnes and Breslow 2003) on the income distribution of Hungary, a lower-middle income EU member. We use plausible parameters for an EU carbon charge and revenue recycling system, input-output data to track the effect of a carbon charge on...
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Ontology Evaluation
Vrandecic, Zdenko - 2010
Ontology evaluation is the task of measuring the quality of an ontology. It enables us to answer the following main question: How to assess the quality of an ontology for the Web? In this thesis a theoretical framework and several methods breathing life into the framework are presented. The...
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Reservoir Technology
Renner, J.L. - 2006
The reservoir technology program supports the utilization of geothermal resources through development and verification …
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The estimation of parameters in nonlinear, implicit measurement error models with experiment-wide measurements
Anderson, K.K. - 2008
Measurement error modeling is a statistical approach to the estimation of unknown model parameters which takes into … account the measurement errors in all of the data. Approaches which ignore the measurement errors in so-called independent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435461
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BIG SKY CARBON SEQUESTRATION PARTNERSHIP
Susan M. Capalbo - 2008
-based reporting framework; designing an integrated suite of monitoring, measuring, and verification technologies; and initiating a … critical importance of measurement, monitoring, and verification technologies to support not only carbon trading but other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435509
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Check-Testing of Manufacturer Self Reported Labeling Data& Compliance with MEPS
Zhou, Nan; Zhou, Nan; Zheng, Nina; Fridley, David; … - 2008
(CELC) in expanding its verification testing programs to cover more models and products, and in developing a plan for … ramping up the national verification testing program over the next three to five years. This is particularly important as the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435536
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Data qualification for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Brown, R.D.; Harper-Slaboszewicz, V.J. - 2010
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site near Carlsbad, New Mexico, has been the subject of scientific and engineering investigations for more than twenty years. Data from these investigations are now being used as part of the process to certify compliance of the WIPP with the governing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435782
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BIG SKY CARBON SEQUESTRATION PARTNERSHIP
Susan M. Capalbo - 2008
partnerships. The Partnership recognizes the critical importance of measurement, monitoring, and verification technologies to … be used to determine the location of pilot demonstrations in Phase II; development of GIS-based reporting framework that … links with national networks; designing an integrated suite of monitoring, measuring, and verification technologies and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435823