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This study compares energy and emission taxes used to control pollution and provide incentives for the adoption of an advanced abatement technology in a Cournot oligopoly. We examine multistage games where the government may intervene in order to maximize social welfare by setting an...
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possible explanations are offered, including the roots of environmental economic theory in the theory of externalities, the …
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A formula is derived for the social cost of carbon (SCC) that takes account of intragenerational income inequality and its evolution with economic growth. The social discount rate (SDR) should be adjusted to account for intragenerational and intergenerational inequality aversion and for risk...
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Electricity consumption will comprise an increasing share of global energy demand during the next two decades. In recent years, the increasing prices of fossil fuels and concerns about the environmental consequences of greenhouse gas emissions have renewed the interest in the development of...
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Das Brennstoffemissionshandelsgesetz soll die Treibhausgasemissionen bepreisen, die vom EU-Emissionszertifikatehandel bislang nicht erfasst sind, insbesondere in den Sektoren Verkehr und Wärme. Wichtigster Punkt der geplanten Gesetzesänderung ist die deutliche Erhöhung der Emissionspreise in...
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Carbon leakage is one of the major issues facing policymakers today when designing environmental regulation. While the empirical and trade literature on carbon leakage is rich, much less is known about the implications of carbon leakage risk on optimal regulatory policies under asymmetric...
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Das Fit-for-55-Maßnahmenpaket der EU bezweckt eine Reduktion der CO2-Emissionen um55 % bis 2030, gemessen an den Emissionen von 1990. Für die Luftfahrt sind und werdenverschiedene Instrumente wirksam, die neben einer Änderung der Treibstoffe auch Steuernund Gebühren enthalten. Je nach...
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Die Europäische Union strebt mit den Maßnahmen des Fit-for-55-Pakets eine Verringerung der CO2-Emissionen bis 2030 um 55% an, verglichen mit dem Stand von 1990. Diese Reduktion soll durch verschiedene Maßnahmen erreicht werden, die auch die kommerzielle Luftfahrt betreffen. Dies sind unter...
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With the growing global awareness of the requirement for sustainable development, economic development is no longer the sole objective of business activities. The need to find a balance between environmental impacts and economic benefits is especially the case for airport operations in or around...
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the effectiveness of fuel taxes to reduce climate and health externalities. …
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