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In the fight against global warming, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is a major objective. In particular, a decrease in electricity generation by coal could contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. We study potential economic consequences of a coal phase-out in Germany, using a...
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development of clean energy, including hydroelectric power, wind power, and solar energy generation. In order to involve companies …, which causes serious pollution. In order to understand the regional markets well, it is necessary to analyze the energy … structure in these regions. Coal is the primary energy source in China, so that provinces that rely heavily on coal receive a …
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The purpose of the paper is to establish national carbon emissions prices for the People’s Republic of China, which is one of the world’s largest producers of carbon emissions. Several measures have been undertaken to address climate change in China, including the establishment of a carbon...
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The present paper studies the land use change impacts of fuels and biofuels. We test the theoretical hypothesis, which says that changes in fuel prices cause changes in land use both directly and indirectly and, because of price inter-dependencies, biofuels reinforce the land use change impacts....
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The present paper studies price linkages between the food, energy and bioenergy markets. We develop a vertically …
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&Gas industry and its links with the energy sector and the environment. In the next decade oil companies will have to deal with …
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This paper analyses futures prices for four energy commodities (light sweet crude oil, heating oil, gasoline and …
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absolute value of elasticities of oil consumption by some economic sectors, such as the industry, non-energy, and … endangered energy security in the country. To raise energy self-dependency and energy security, Japan needs to diversify its … energy supply resources. For instance, the share of renewable energy in Japan's energy basket needs to increase. Because …
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This study applies financial portfolio theory to determine efficient electricity-generating technology portfolios for the United States and Switzerland, adopting an investor point of view. Expected returns are defined by the rate of decrease of power generation cost (with external costs...
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This paper analyses futures prices for four energy commodities (light sweet crude oil, heating oil, gasoline and …
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