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The European emission trading scheme and renewable energy policies: credible targets for incredible results?
Borghesi, Simone - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 3 (2011) 3, pp. 312-327
This paper discusses the merits and limits of the recent European energy policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions, devoting particular attention to the European trading system of carbon permits and to the measures that the European Union has adopted to promote renewable energy sources. From the...
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PRIORITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS FOR THE BLACK SEA AND THE ROMANIAN SEA COAST
BRASOVEANU, Florica; BREZEANU, Alexandru Petru LISIEVICI - In: Curentul Juridic, The Juridical Current, Le Courant … 41 (2010) June, pp. 127-137
During the past decades there has been detected a growing pollution of the Ocean Planet, covering over 70% of the world … surface. Pollution occurred and is occurring either indirectly, through rivers flowing into it, or directly, through … diversity has decreased dramatically. Several oil tanker accidents led to oil pollution, and their number is likely to increase …
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Specific features of measuring the ecologically adjusted gross regional product
Douginets Ganna V.; Sarkisian Larysa G. - In: The Problems of Economy (2013) 3, pp. 184-191
of the ecological tax and fees for environmental pollution. It marks main problems of nature management in Ukraine and … on Ukrainian regions by components: pollution of aquatic environment, atmospheric air, land resources and rates of waste …
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Constructing stratifications for regions in China with sustainable development concerns
Lu, Wen-Min; Lo, Shih-Fang - In: Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology 46 (2012) 6, pp. 1807-1823
China’s economic boom has brought about environmental dark sides, i.e., serious air, water, and solid waste pollutions. As the largest developing countries in the world, China’s road toward economic-environmental balance is even complicated since there are various regions of diversified...
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The iron fist vs. the invisible hand: interventionism and libertarianism in environmental economic discourses
Maymin, Philip Z.; Lim, Tai Wei - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 3, pp. 358-374
Drawing from a broad range of sources, we define and discuss the two primary ways of contemplating issues related to environmental economics, namely, interventionism and libertarianism. We then interpret a cellular automaton as a model that allows for either approach, as well as anarchy, and...
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Introducing externalities in the power-generation sector of China
Kypreos, Socrates; Krakowski, Robert - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 22 (2004) 2/3/4, pp. 131-154
methods and incorporates partial equilibrium, endogenous technological change and external costs related to regional pollution …
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Relevance of Economic Instruments Used in Sustainable Development Process
Mărgărit, Sorina-Geanina; Bran, Nicoleta-Cornelia - In: Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics 11 (2011) 3, pp. 155-166
The interaction between environmental, economic and social factors influences the ecological balance and generates the change of living conditions and those of socio-economic development. One of the essential conditions for building a sustainable economic development is the identification and...
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Sustainable Development Fund
Gouriéroux, Christian - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2007
The cleaning up costs after closure of chemical or nuclear plants are large. They have to be taken into account in the production costs and in the pricing of the corporate, owner of such plants. Moreover, it is necessary to create a reserve account to cover these future large and long term...
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Extinction of the human race : Doom-mongering or reality?
Aalbers, R.F.T. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1994
assimilates pollution and how pollution affects life on earth. In this paper, an assimilation function is specified that is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092215
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Environmental quality and pollution-saving technological change in a two-sector endogenous growth model
Bovenberg, A.L.Bovenberg; Smulders, Sjak - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1993
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