framework for the estimation of surplus biomass and bioenergy potential and the biomass power emissions in a rural area. Design …Purpose To better understand bioenergy's role in sustainable rural development and cleaner environment, it is necessary … to place it in a local regional context. This paper aims to provide a conceptual approach for biomass-based energy self …

...The optimal carbon tax reduces emissions from burning fossil fuel, both in the short and medium run. Furthermore, it … carbon emissions and global warming. For relatively large subsidies social welfare is more likely to fall as the economic … learning-by-doing externalities in renewable production. …