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Household energy consumption, mostly due to residential heating, is a large component of energy demand in developed … countries and thus a target for public policies aimed at reducing negative environmental effects and energy dependence. This … paper uses detailed Spanish household micro data to model the related decisions on the type of heating energy source and on …
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Are efficiency improvements in the use of natural resources the key for sustainable development, are they the solution to environmental problems, or will second round effects –so-called rebound effects- compensate or even overcompensate potential savings, will they fire back? The answer to...
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This article provides an overview of specific and systemic applications of energy taxes and environmental (or green … the specific and systemic use of energy taxes, the paper con-tributes to the research in this area by reflecting on the …
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concise overview of the report in the eight areas it covers: poverty, education, employment and inequality, energy, the … environment, infrastructure, governance and international cooperation in Canada. Key themes discussed include global and national …
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This paper highlights some of the issues raised by the implementation of energy policies and the fiscal measures in the … energy sector and it aims to identify the impact of energy policies at regional level. It is emphasized, along with the … generate state intervention through direct and indirect, financial and non-financial instruments. Given the complex energy …
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The paper analyses the problem of optimal taxation in oligopoly when environmental degradation induced by the industry … environment only because its degradation affects the industry's economic performance. The environment does not enter directly … concentration and emission taxation is explored. The second part of the paper faces the problem of optimal taxation. We show that …
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More efficient and sustainable energy consumption behaviors are crucial to mitigate the adverse effects of climate … change. This paper examines how dynamic personal pricing and externality cost incentives interact and affect energy … schemes. Increasing personal costs that reduce individual bonuses, significantly decreases participants' energy usage …
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More efficient and sustainable energy consumption behaviors are crucial to mitigate the adverse effects of climate … change. This paper examines how dynamic personal pricing and externality cost incentives interact and affect energy … schemes. Increasing personal costs that reduce individual bonuses, significantly decreases participants' energy usage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014443620
data from a stated preference survey reporting environment-related household behavior in ten OECD countries. We find clear …
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The objective of this research is to find the preferable carbon taxation regime to achieve net-zero carbon emissions …
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