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Lessons from the Southern enlargement of the EU for the environmental dimensions of Eastern enlargement in particular for Poland
Kuik, Onno J.; Oosterhuis, Frans H. - 2001
This paper analyses the environmental dimensions the past accession of Greece, Portugal and Spain to the EU in order to draw lessons for the current accession of countries of Central and Eastern Europe. A distinction is made between scale, composition and technique effects. Two major conclusions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608821
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The Environmental Aspect of "Making People Rich as the Top Priority" in China: a Marxian Perspective
Faber, Malte; Petersen, Thomas - 2012
Income inequality in China is severe; measured by the Gini-coefficient it amounted to 0.46 in 2011; wealth distribution is even worse with 0.61. These disparities led to a major shift in emphasis of politics in general and of the Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422231
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The Growth-Environment Trade-off: Horizontal vs Vertical Innovations
Grimaud, André; Ricci, Francesco - 1999
This paper explores the trade-off between economic growth and environmental quality along two paradigms of endogenous growth theory: variety expansion (HIP) and quality improvements (VIP). We compare the policies that match the decentralised economies' paths with the optimal "strong sustainable"...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608498
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Effects of the enlargement of EU on trade and the environment
Zhu, Xueqin; van Ierland, Ekko - 2001
trade and environment by general equilibrium modelling. A general equilibrium model with the sequential joint maximisation … applied in a numerical example with two regions (EU and CEECs) and two goods (pollution intensive good A and clean good B …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608816
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Sustainable greenhouse policies: The role of non-CO 2 gases
Michaelis, Peter - 1997
This paper investigates the economic implications of a comprehensive approach to sustainable greenhouse policies that strives to stabilise the atmospheric concentration of the five major greenhouse gases at an ecologically determined threshold level. In a theoretical optimisation model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608327
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Evaluating environment in international development
Uitto, Juha I. (contributor) - 2021
This book provides novel and in-depth perspectives on evaluating environment and sustainability issues in developing … countries. Evaluating Environment in International Development focuses on the approaches and experiences of leading … normative work on the environment as well as environmental consequences of economic and social development efforts. This new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014280302
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On the art of aggregating "apples & oranges"
Jesinghaus, Jochen - 2000
The Communication on Environmental Indicators and Green National Accounting (Com (94) 670 final, 21.12.94) laid the basis for indicator and accounting projects aimed to give comprehensive support to environmental policy, like GARP and GreenStamp. The article is intended to demonstrate: that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608654
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European Policies towards Palm Oil - Sorting Out some Facts
Pehnelt, Gernot; Vietze, Christoph - 2009
This paper analyses the role of palm oil and its sustainability from different perspectives. We consider the role of palm oil within the GHG context. We discuss the impact of palm oil on biodiversity and analyse how palm oil can contribute to economic growth and development in tropical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271184
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Budgetary Framework Reform in Green Transition in the EU and Germany
Botta, Fabio; Bender, Christian; Lenk, Thomas; Hesse, Mario - In: Intereconomics 59 (2024) 1, pp. 48-54
The proposal to amend Council Directive 2011/85/EU on the EU budgetary framework may result in changes in the role of environmental sustainability and explicitly the role of green budgeting in decision-making processes. While this topic is still in its infancy in Germany compared to other EU...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014485109
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Tradable Permits
Ellerman, A. Denny; Johnstone, Nick; Schneider, Friedrich; … - In: CESifo Forum 04 (2003) 1, pp. 3-32
Tradable Permits – a Market-Based Allocation System for the Environment. Tradable Permits and Other Environmental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011695725