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Analysis of the impact of energy efficiency and renewable energy on greenhouse gas emissions and economic growth in EU member states
Mecu, Andra-Nicoleta; Chitu, Florentina; Marin, … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 25 (2023), pp. 1049-1163
The European Union has set ambitious goals for both energy efficiency and renewable energy use as part of its strategy to combat climate change. Using a panel data regression model that spans from 2012 to 2021, this study aims to evaluate how energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy...
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The cold economy
Peters, Toby; Sayin, Leyla - 2022
Lack of cooling and cold-chain access is a critical development challenge that has significant implications for people's livelihoods, productivity, health, food, and nutritional security. While business-as-usual demand projections suggest 19 new cooling appliances will be sold every second by...
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The economics of climate change : green growth, zero- or de-growth
Priewe, Jan - 2021
The article discusses the ongoing green transition towards climate neutrality in 2050 with a focus on the options of green growth, zero- or de-growth. First, the key facts about the greenhouse effect and the status quo are shown with special attention to the industrialisation of emerging...
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Energy transition and sustainable development at the level of the European Union
Vîrjan, Daniela; Popescu, Claudia Rodica; Pop, Iuliana; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 25 (2023) 63, pp. 429-446
The energy transition is a priority for the European Union, both in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing its dependence on imported fossil fuels. The European Union is at the forefront of the fight against climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions. This article...
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Five Years After the Adoption of the Paris Agreement, Are Climate Change Considerations Reflected in Mining Contracts?
Mebratu-Tsegaye, Tehtena; Toledano, Perrine; Dietrich … - 2021
Domestic laws are the ideal legal instrument to regulate the mining sector’s contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Even so, as a stop-gap-measure, governments may consider updating model mining development agreements (MMDAs) or negotiating climate­-related contractual...
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Energy crisis risk mitigation through Nuclear Power and RES as alternative solutions towards self-sufficiency
Halkos, George E.; Zisiadou, Argyro - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 16 (2023) 1, pp. 1-29
This paper reviews the case of nuclear energy. Currently, the worldworld is facing one of the greatest energy crises due to the Russo-Ukrainian war. This conflict has lead to limited sources of gas, causing a dramatic decrease in energy supply, leading to emerging energy crisis risks. This is...
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Can Bitcoin Stop Climate Change? Proof of Work, Energy Consumption and Carbon Footprint (SoK)
Ibañez, Juan Ignacio; Freier, Alexander - 2023
Despite their potential in many respects, blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) technology have been the target of criticism for the energy intensity of the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus algorithm in general and of Bitcoin mining in particular. However, mining is also believed to...
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Diversifying and benchmarking Madagascar
Thorvaldur Gylfason; Nganou, Jean-Pascal Nguessa - 2024
Because excessive specialization can be risky, diversification matters for sustainable development. A case study of … Madagascar, this paper begins by briefly discussing economic and institutional diversification and presenting a simple model of … production possibilities to illuminate the possible contribution of diversification to economic and social development in …
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Comprehensive national accounting for carbon emissions
Asheim, Geir B.; Yamaguchi, Rintaro - 2023
world. We illustrate how the use of our expression for national saving alters the empirical conclusions concerning the … sustainability of countries, as compared to the World Bank estimates. Our calculations account for the fact that future prospects of …
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The economic impact of weather and climate
Tol, Richard S. J. - 2021
I propose a new conceptual framework to disentangle the impacts of weather and climate on economic activity and growth: A stochastic frontier model with climate in the production frontier and weather shocks as a source of inefficiency. I test it on a sample of 160 countries over the period...
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