Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 36,396
Cover Image
Two global challenges, one solution : international cooperation to combat climate change and tropical deforestation
La Viña, Antonio G. M; Leon, Alaya de - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010439006
Cover Image
Permanence of avoided deforestation in a Transamazon REDD+ initiative
Carrilho, Cauê D.; Demarchi, Gabriela; Duchelle, Amy E.; … - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013172798
Cover Image
Linking reduced deforestation and a global carbon market : impacts on costs, financial flows, and technological innovation
Bosetti, Valentina; Lubowski, Ruben N.; Golub, Alexander; … - 2009
Discussions over tropical deforestation are currently at the forefront of climate change policy negotiations at … national, regional, and international levels. This paper analyzes the effects of linking Reduced Emissions from Deforestation …-energy-economy model with alternative cost estimates for reducing deforestation emissions in order to examine a global program for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008821885
Cover Image
A more sustainable energy strategy for India
Ahluwalia, Montek S.; Gupta, Himanshu; Stern, Nicholas H. - 2016
The COP-21 meeting in Paris produced an important result. For the first time all countries developed and developing agreed to take some mitigation action. However even if all countries deliver on what they have promised by 2030 and progress thereafter continues only at the same rate global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011508009
Cover Image
Reflections on the international coordination of carbon pricing
Parry, Ian W. H. - 2016
The efficiency effects of carbon pricing depend on how it impacts distortions in fossil fuel markets, most notably from local air pollution externalities. By offsetting these distortions, carbon pricing may generate significant net economic benefits, so it is in countries own interests to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011497937
Cover Image
Climate impacts of Bitcoin mining in the U.S.
Stoll, Christian; Klaaßen, Lena; Gallersdörfer, Ulrich; … - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014304882
Cover Image
Corporate greenhouse gas emission reporting : a stocktaking of government schemes
Kauffmann, Céline; Tébar Less, Cristina; Teichmann, … - 2012
This paper provides an overview of current government schemes promoting corporate reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and analyses their main building blocks. It describes the drivers and challenges for governments, companies and investors in dealing with GHG reporting and includes 4...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009559892
Cover Image
Will skyscrapers save the planet? : building height limits and urban greenhouse gas emissions
Borck, Rainald - 2014
This paper studies the effectiveness of building height limits as a policy to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It shows that building height limits lead to urban sprawl and higher emissions from commuting. On the other hand, aggregate housing consumption may decrease which reduces emissions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010347028
Cover Image
Will skyscrapers save the planet? : conference paper
Borck, Rainald - 2014 - Preliminary and incomplete
This paper studies the effectiveness of building height limits as a policy to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It shows that building height limits lead to urban sprawl and higher emissions from commuting. On the other hand, aggregate housing consumption may decrease which reduces emissions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010489260