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Who's Going Green and Why? Trends and Determinants of Green Investment
Eyraud, Luc; Zhang, Changchang; Wane, Abdoul Aziz; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
This paper fills a gap in the macroeconomic literature on renewable sources of energy. It offers a definition of green investment and analyzes the trends and determinants of this investment over the last decade for 35 advanced and emerging countries. We use a new multi-country historical dataset...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401202
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Emissions tradeoffs associated with cofiring forest biomass with coal: A case study in Colorado, USA
Loeffler, Dan; Anderson, Nathaniel - In: Applied Energy 113 (2014) C, pp. 67-77
biomass with coal ranging up to 20% substitution by heat value in southwest Colorado, USA. Calculations for net system …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010718943
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Reforming the Tax System to Promote Environmental Objectives; An Application to Mauritius
Parry, Ian W.H. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Fiscal instruments are potentially among the most effective, and cost-effective, options for addressing externalities related to poor air quality, urban road congestion, and greenhouse gases. This paper takes a case study, focused on Mauritius (a pioneer in the use of green taxes) to illustrate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151204
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How Much Carbon Pricing is in Countries’ Own Interests? The Critical Role of Co-Benefits
Parry, Ian W.H.; Veung, Chandara; Heine, Dirk - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper calculates, for the top twenty emitting countries, how much pricing of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is in their own national interests due to domestic co-benefits (leaving aside the global climate benefits). On average, nationally efficient prices are substantial, $57.5 per ton of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142137
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Energy Use, Income and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Direct and Multi-Horizon Causality in Canada
Withey, Patrick - In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 4 (2014) 2, pp. 178-188
This paper explores the causal relationship between energy, emissions and income in Canada for the period 1960- 2005 …. We find that there is bi-directional direct causality between income and energy use in Canada, and no other channels of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010756198
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AUSTRALIA'S CARBON FOOTPRINT
Wood, Richard; Dey, Christopher - In: Economic Systems Research 21 (2009) 3, pp. 243-266
industry sectors and of the use of input-output analysis to subsequently calculate the carbon footprint of Australia. The work … is motivated by the introduction of an emissions-trading scheme in Australia, and by the need for policy to be developed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009223054
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To What Extent is Business Responding to Climate Change? Evidence from a Global Wine Producer
Galbreath, Jeremy - In: Journal of Business Ethics 104 (2011) 3, pp. 421-432
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010868404
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Climate change and water security: Estimating the greenhouse gas costs of achieving water security through investments in modern irrigation technology
Mushtaq, S.; Maraseni, T.N.; Reardon-Smith, K. - In: Agricultural Systems 117 (2013) C, pp. 78-89
availability in Australia. Modern irrigation technologies are seen as a way to manage climate change impacts and improve water …
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Effects of Tax Depreciation Rules on Firms' Investment Decisions: A Comparison of European Transition Countries
Nam, Chang Woon; Radulescu, Doina Maria - In: CESifo DICE Report 1 (2003) 2, pp. 52-55
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037410
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Coastal flooding in the Northeastern United States due to climate change
Kirshen, Paul; Watson, Chris; Douglas, Ellen; Gontz, Allen - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 13 (2008) 5, pp. 437-451
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005755848