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This paper examines the concept of cost recovery of water services under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD … fit cost recovery is as a concept for emerging and future water-related challenges in the EU. This is the fourth in a sub … economic pillar of the Water Framework Directive. The four papers are best read in combination and provide lessons which are …
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resources around the world. In the last decade, the concept of water sustainability has evolved, giving rise to a more advanced …The global freshwater crisis has prompted the development of innovative methods to assess the sustainability of water … measure of societies’ capacity to safeguard water resources; namely, water security. In this paper, we calculate a composite …
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This paper shows that, when the price of emission allowances is sufficiently high, emission trading schemes improve the emission efficiency of highly polluting firms. The efficiency gain comes from a relative decrease in emissions rather than a relative increase in operating revenue. Part of the...
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Amidst other national and global climate protection initiatives, the new EU Commission under the leadership of Ursula von der Leyen is facing the challenge of concretely following through on previous announcements regarding an ambitious climate policy. Specifically, action must be taken to raise...
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Carbon leakage arises when emission reductions in countries applying a carbon tax are offset, partially or completely, by emission increases in countries that do not apply the tax or any other greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation policies. Analysis using the MAGNET computable general equilibrium...
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Countries have pledged to stabilize global warming at a 1.5 to 2°C increase. Either target requires reaching net zero emissions before the end of the century, which implies a major transformation of the economic system. This paper reviews the literature on how policymakers can design climate...
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