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Global and Regional Impacts of the Clean Development Mechanism
Wang, Shunli; de Groot, Henri L.F.; Nijkamp, Peter; … - 2009
mechanism (CDM) for global and regional economic and environmental developments has received relatively little attention. This … is partly caused by the complexities of modelling an instrument like CDM. By using and modifying the GTAP-E modelling … system, this paper sets out to trace the combined economic and environmental impacts of CDM policies. Particular emphasis is …
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Nach Bali: wie sich China und die USA für den Klimaschutz gewinnen ließen
Kemfert, Claudia - In: DIW Wochenbericht 74 (2007) 51/52, pp. 779-783
Die Klima-Konferenz in Bali ist zu Ende, der Weg zu einem neuen internationalen Klimaabkommen aber alles andere als klar. Doch schon heute steht fest: Die massive Absenkung der weltweiten Treibhausgasemissionen wird sich durch strikte Vorgaben allein wohl kaum erreichen lassen - dazu sind die...
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Climate change meets trade in promoting green growth: potential conflicts and synergies
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010
To date, border adjustment measures in the form of emissions allowance requirements (EAR) under the U.S. proposed cap-and-trade regime are the most concrete unilateral trade measure put forward to level the carbon playing field. If improperly implemented, such measures could disturb the world...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272458
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Climate change meets trade in promoting green growth : potential conflicts and synergies
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010
To date, border adjustment measures in the form of emissions allowance requirements (EAR) under the U.S. proposed cap-and-trade regime are the most concrete unilateral trade measure put forward to level the carbon playing field. If improperly implemented, such measures could disturb the world...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008702270
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The US proposed carbon tariffs, WTO scrutiny and China's responses
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010 - This version: December 7, 2009
With countries from around the world set to meet in Copenhagen to try to hammer out a post-2012 climate change agreement, no one would disagree that a U.S. commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions is essential to such a global pact. However, despite U.S. president Obama's recent announcement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008702833
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Development, climate change adaptation, and maladaptation : some econometric evidence
Bosello, Francesco; Dasgupta, Shouro - 2015
This paper examines the determinants of climate related disasters and attempts to estimate the presence of adaptive capacity in terms of per capita income and population density elasticities. We find evidence of adaptive capacity in a “weak” form both in terms of income and population...
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The U.S. Proposed Carbon Tariffs : WTO Scrutiny and China’s Responses
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2014
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Weather, Climate, and Migration in the United States
Mullins, Jamie T.; Bharadwaj, Prashant - 2021
Do people move as a result of temperature shocks? Documenting weather as a push factor for migration is crucial for informing policy related to climate change and adaptation. This paper studies the impacts of high temperature days on out-migration from counties in the US. We find that...
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The U.S. Proposed Carbon Tariffs, WTO Scrutiny and China’s Responses
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2014
With countries from around the world set to meet in Copenhagen to try to hammer out a post-2012 climate change agreement, no one would disagree that a U.S. commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions is essential to such a global pact. However, despite U.S. president Obama’s recent announcement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014200216
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A Climate Treaty Without the US Congress : Using Executive Powers to Overcome the ‘Ratification Straitjacket’
Kemp, Luke - 2016
The issue of US ratification of international environmental treaties is a recurring obstacle for environmental multilateralism, including the climate regime. Despite the perceived importance of the role of the US to the success of any future international climate agreement, there has been little...
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