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regressions, controlling for macroeconomic factors such as economic development, GDP growth, urbanisation, as well as the energy …
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prices react not only to other energy markets and temperatures, but also to economic activity within the main sectors covered …
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Global warming, sea level rise, and extreme weather events have made climate change a top priority for policymakers across the globe. But which policies are best suited to tackle the enormous challenges presented by our changing climate? This Article proposes that policymakers turn to prediction...
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is not evident whether CCS is an efficient mitigation option, it is compared to a variety of renewable energy sources …. Thus, it is cheaper to avoid one ton of CO2 by means of wind energy, but costs arising from the use of solar energy are …
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development, characterized by the role of fossil fuels and by the progressive dominance of those with a higher energy and density … countries, compatible with the sustainability of the processes concerning the Earth system. Mainly by focusing on the energy …
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Aim: In order to address the question whether a more sustainable society requires a change of purpose or a change of system, we must first resolve the issue of human agency. Is humanity free to choose its own destiny, or is humanity’s future determined by contingency of conditions and choices...
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, technological change is highly uncertain and capital intensive, requiring risky efforts in research and development of clean energy … evaluating optimal near-term innovation investment portfolios in four key clean energy technologies (solar, biofuels … energy technologies and experts' beliefs on future costs for the above-mentioned technologies. Focusing on Europe and its …
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Africa is well endowed with potential for hydro and solar power, but its other endowments – shortages of capital, skills, and governance capacity – make most of the green options relatively expensive, while its abundance of hydro-carbons makes fossil fuels relatively cheap. Current power...
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energy technology was relatively limited. In the two subsequent decades a great deal has been learned. The problem of …
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Africa is well endowed with potential for hydro and solar power, but its other endowments - shortages of capital, skills, and governance capacity - make most of the green options relatively expensive, while its abundance of hydro-carbons makes fossil fuels relatively cheap.  Current power...
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