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The emissions reduction potential for freight transport on a high-speed rail line along the "European Silk Road"
Arsenev, Aleksandr; Angers, Erica; Holzner, Mario - 2023
This report estimates the CO2 emissions of freight transport on a hypothetical high-speed rail (HSR) line along the northern route, from Lyon to Warsaw, of a 'European Silk Road' (ESR). Using a methodology consisting of predictions regarding the freight-carrying capacity of the future HSR, and...
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Renewable Energy in Japan : New Competition in the Energy Market after Fukushima
Semmler, Andre - 2015
The disaster at Fukushima has clearly illuminated some of the issues, which operating an energy market through regionally isolated monopolies give rise to. At the same time, a shift towards renewable energies is increasingly being perceived as necessary in Japan. In order to achieve this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014040307
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Competition Law and Trade in Energy vs. Sustainable Development : A Clash of Individualism and Cooperative Partnerships?
Farah, Paolo Davide - 2018
At first sight the potential discrepancy between competitive behavior of market participants, trade rules and the basic notion of sustainable development may seem to be of a negligible importance. However, during the interactions of market processes with sustainability goals through various...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012913249
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Energy : Policy, Legal and Social-Economic Issues Under the Dimensions of Sustainability and Security
Farah, Paolo Davide; Rossi, Piercarlo - 2015
Energy is a crucial issue for mankind. Especially in modern times, energy has been a factor of economic development and wealth. Today energy is strictly related with the notion of empowerment since energy allows any kind of contemporary life for humans: entertainment, work and protection....
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Carbon pricing and competitiveness : are they at odds?
Ellis, Jane; Nachtigall, Daniel; Venmans, Frank - 2019
This paper reviews ex-post empirical assessments on the impact of carbon pricing on competitiveness in OECD and G20 … carbon pricing or energy prices on different dimensions of competitiveness, including net imports, foreign direct investments …-term effects of carbon pricing on firms’ or sectors’ international competitiveness have not come to pass, at least to date. These …
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Green Technologies for Eurasia’s Sustainable Future
Vinokurov, Evgeny; Bessel, Valery; Khan, Sergey; … - 2021
The joint report of the EDB and the Global Energy Association is prepared by the key international industry experts and young scholars. It contains the results of technical research aimed at solving today’s energy challenges and helping to reduce the carbon footprint in Eurasia. The focus is...
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The EU decarbonisation roadmap 2050: What way to walk?
Hübler, Michael; Löschel, Andreas - 2013
terms of output, investment, emissions and international competitiveness. We conclude that the successful realization of the …
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Temporality, consumption, and conflict : exploring user-based injustices in European low-carbon transitions
Martiskainen, Mari; Sovacool, Benjamin K.; Hook, Andrew - In: Technology analysis & strategic management 33 (2021) 7, pp. 770-782
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Electricity Decentralization in the European Union : Towards Zero Carbon and Energy Transition, 2nd edition
Leal-Arcas, Rafael - 2023
Electricity Decentralization in the European Union: Towards Zero Carbon and Energy Transition, Second Edition, examines progress in decentralization across the European Union (EU), with each chapter focusing on developments and innovations in a specific country. Sections provide an overview of...
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Introduction : Energy Security, Trade and the EU: Regional and International Perspectives
Leal-Arcas, Rafael; Alemany Rios, Juan; Grasso, Costantino - 2016
Energy security is a burning issue in a world where 1.4 billion people still have no access to electricity. This pioneering book is about finding solutions for energy security through the international trading system. Focusing mainly on the European Union (EU) as a case study, this holistic and...
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