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Environmental Policy and International Competitiveness in a Globalizing World: Challenges for Low-Income Countries in the UNECE Region.
Hesse, Dieter - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2008
This paper addresses a set of conflicting national objectives, that between economic competitiveness and environmental quality. In lower-income economies, the perceived benefits of improved environmental quality may be valued less than in richer economies while the perceived opportunity costs of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005016188
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The Bridges of Belgrade
Bärlund, Kaj - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2008
topics discussed at the recent “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference held in Belgrade in mid-October 2007. This … evaluates the “Environment for Europe” as a political process and generally concludes that it has been a success although he … to the substantive issues concerning the state of the environment in Europe, the conference concluded that significant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005016199
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Prospects for nuclear energy in Europe
Zwaan, Bob Van der - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 30 (2008) 1/2/3/4, pp. 102-121
its current status and future prospects in Europe. The main economic and environmental concerns that nuclear energy could … competitiveness and public acceptance. The main conclusion is that Europe's nuclear capacity is unlikely to change significantly over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010816895
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Why corporate venture capital funds fail – evidence from the European energy industry
Teppo, Tarja; Wustenhagen, Rolf - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 5 (2009) 4, pp. 353-375
Corporate venture capital (CVC) is an important concept for large firms to manage innovation. CVC has been pioneered by major companies in the information technology, telecommunications and pharmaceutical industries. In 1999-2001, many large energy companies had launched CVC funds. In the most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008755713
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Challenges for Low-Carbon Agriculture and Forest Conservation in Brazil
Filho, Britaldo Soares; Lima, Letícia; Bowman, Maria; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper discusses the feedbacks between climate change, deforestation, and agricultural expansion and presents scenarios of agricultural demand and forest conservation and restoration policies in Brazil. In addition, it discusses the implications of these scenarios for food and befoul supply,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010728989
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Challenges for Low-Carbon Agriculture and Forest Conservation in Brazil
Filho, Britaldo Soares; Lima, Letícia; Bowman, Maria; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper discusses the feedbacks between climate change, deforestation, and agricultural expansion and presents scenarios of agricultural demand and forest conservation and restoration policies in Brazil. In addition, it discusses the implications of these scenarios for food and befoul supply,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653277
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Sustainable development and employment: forestry in Malaysia.
J, Jonish - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1992
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Impacts of climate change in agriculture in Europe. PESETA-Agriculture study
Iglesias, Ana; Garrote, Luis; Quiroga, Sonia; Moneo, Marta - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2009
Northern Europe are caused by lengthened growing season, decreasing cold effects on growth, and extension of the frost …-free period. Crop productivity decreases in Southern Europe are caused by shortening of the growing period, with subsequent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010595401
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Impacts of climate change in agriculture in Europe. PESETA-Agriculture study
Iglesias, Ana; Garrote, Luis; Quiroga, Sonia; Moneo, Marta - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2009
Northern Europe are caused by lengthened growing season, decreasing cold effects on growth, and extension of the frost …-free period. Crop productivity decreases in Southern Europe are caused by shortening of the growing period, with subsequent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011183070
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International inequity aversion and the social cost of carbon
Tol, Richard S.J. - Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Umweltentwicklung (ZMK), … - 2009
I define the rate of inequity aversion, distinguishing between the pure rate and the consumption rate. I measure the rate of aversion to inequality in consumption as expressed in the development aid given by rich countries to poor ones between 1965 and 2005. There is an ambiguous relationship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008460522