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Empirical tests and policy analysis of environmental degradation at different stages of economic development.
T, Panayotou - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1993
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967281
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Air Quality in America
Hayward, Steven F.; Schwartz, Joel - American Enterprise Institute
Schwartz and Hayward offer an alternative analysis of air pollution levels, trends, and prospects in metropolitan areas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011273223
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No Way Back
Schwartz, Joel - American Enterprise Institute
Claims that air pollution will increase are not only false, but the exact opposite of what will actually happen. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011273237
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Reforms for a Cleaner, Healthier Environment in China
Hill, Sam - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
China’s exceptional economic expansion has led to rising energy demand and pollution as well as other environmental … pressures. Strong efforts by the government have moderated emissions of some types of air and water pollution from high levels … other costs and reduce well-being. The 12th Five Year Plan aims at further reducing pollution and at other environmental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276830
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Ex Post Evaluation of Mitigation Measures in the Samalayuca II and Monterrey III Thermal Power Generation Projects Title: Evaluación ex-post de las medidas de mitigación en los pro...
González, Verónica - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This evaluation conducts an ex post review of the mitigation measures in the Samalayuca II and Monterrey III thermal power generation projects in Mexico. In general, it can be concluded that both thermoelectric power plants took into account most of the environmental impacts and mitigation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673105
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Health in All Policies as a Strategic Policy Response to NCDs
Lin, Vivian; Jones, Catherine; Wang, Shiyong; Barbd, Enis - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to outcomes desired by other sectors, such as education,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010829328
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Impact of Air Pollution on Human Health in Dehra Doon City
Gautam, A.; Mahajan, M; Garg, S - eSocialSciences - 2009
To study the adverse health effects of exposure to ambient air pollution in different areas of Dehra Doon. To examine … the relationship between the levels of air pollution and the percentage of affected people in selected area of Dehra Doon …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004969786
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Taxes and Tradable Permits As Instruments for Controlling Pollution; Theory and Practice
Norregaard, John; Reppelin-Hill, Valérie - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper examines the relative merits of two dominant economic instruments for reducing pollution—”green” taxes and … other. In practice, however, most countries have relied more on taxes than on permits to control pollution. The analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005604886
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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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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Supply for the G-7 Countries, with Emphasison Germany
Strand, Jon - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper discusses structure, impact, costs, and efficiency of renewable energy supply in the eight largest advanced economies (the G-7 plus Spain), with focus on Germany. Renewables production costs are compared to benefits, defined as reductions in net carbon emissions; technological...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605334