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AUSTRALIA'S CARBON FOOTPRINT
Wood, Richard; Dey, Christopher - In: Economic Systems Research 21 (2009) 3, pp. 243-266
This paper gives an overview of the construction techniques and methods used to assign greenhouse gas accounts to 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...
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Measuring the Carbon Content of the South African Economy
Arndt, Channing; Makrelov, Konstantin; Thurlow, James - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
We estimate the carbon intensity of industries, products, and households in South Africa. Direct and indirect carbon usage is measured using multiplier methods that capture inter-industry linkages and multi-product supply chains. Carbon intensity is found to be high for exports but low for major...
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Opportunities for biofuel sustainable development in Bulgaria
Gallucci, Teodoro; Lagioia, Giovanni; Dimitrova, Vesselina - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 2 (2010) 3, pp. 241-257
The introduction of Directive 2003/30 EC of the European Union (EU) on biofuels had the ambitious goal to both reduce greenhouse gas emission (GHG) and create new jobs in rural areas. The challenge lies in the availability of premises to convert biomass in energy, which depends on the...
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Economic impacts of development of road transport for Aquitaine region for the period 2007-2013 subject to a climate plan
MARTIN, Jean-Christophe; POINT, Patrick - Groupe de Recherche en Économie Théorique et … - 2011
The region of Aquitaine, located in south-west of France, has implemented a climate plan for the period 2007-2013 in order to avoid 2 883 ktCO2eq per year for 2013. But this region is an important place of transit’s flow between northern Europe and southern Europe. The share of goods transport...
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Power and domination in development policies (In French)
BERR, Eric - Groupe de Recherche en Économie Théorique et … - 2011
Using the works of Steven Lukes, John Kenneth Galbraith and Kenneth Boulding, this paper gives a typology of power relationships in economics, a concept that has been “forgotten” by the mainstream. Secondly, this typology is used to evaluate and show the real aim of neo-liberal policies...
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Greener Growth in the Belgian Federation
Koźluk, Tomasz - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
The degradation of the environment due to climate change and pollution can harm living standards and damage growth … accumulated over the years highlight the challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution in a cost ….oecd.org/eco/surveys/Belgium).<P>Une croissance plus verte en Belgique<BR>La dégradation de l’environnement due au changement climatique et à la pollution peut porter …
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The fluctuations of China's energy intensity: Biased technical change
Wei, Yi-Ming; Wang, Ce; Liao, Hua; Pan, Su-Yan; Zhao, Lu-Tao - Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research … - 2014
The fluctuations of China's energy intensity have attracted the attention of many scholars, but fewer studies consider … decomposition model is employed to empirically analyze the change of China's energy intensity. We compare the decomposition results …
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A Method to Optimize Gross Fixed Capital Investments for Water Conservancy in China
Yang, Cuihong; Chen, Xikang; Xu, Jian - In: Economic Systems Research 20 (2008) 2, pp. 151-172
A major concern of policymakers and researchers in China is finding an appropriate size of the gross fixed capital …
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Socioeconomic Impact Analysis of Yellow-dust Storms: An Approach and Case Study for Beijing
Ai, Ning; Polenske, Karen - In: Economic Systems Research 20 (2008) 2, pp. 187-203
Dust storms can extensively disrupt socioeconomic activities and pose hazards to human health and the ecosystem; yet no one has made a systematic analysis of dust storms from an economic perspective. Using a case study for Beijing in 2000, we present a preliminary analysis of socioeconomic...
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Inflationary Effect of Oil-Price Shocks in an Imperfect Market: A Partial Transmission Input-output Analysis
Wu, Libo; Li, Jing; Zhang, ZhongXiang - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2011
This paper aims to examine the impacts of oil-price shocks on China’s price levels. To that end, we develop a partial …-through mechanism during oil-price shocks. Using the models of both China and the U.S., we separate the impact of price control from … those of other factors leading to China’s price stickiness under oil-price shocks. The results show a sharp contrast between …
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