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Border adjustment mechanisms : elements for economic, legal, and political analysis
Bueb, Julien; Richieri Hanania, Lilian; Le Clézio, Alice - 2016
This paper examines, from a multidisciplinary perspective, plausible hypotheses for implementation of border carbon adjustment mechanisms, seen as a complement to strong environmental regulation. It highlights economic, legal, and political difficulties raised by border carbon adjustments. After...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011447295
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Achieving the “low carbon, green growth” vision in Korea
Jones, Randall Sidney; Yoo, Byungseo - 2012
Korea, which has had the highest growth rate of greenhouse gas emissions in the OECD area since 1990, adopted an ambitious Green Growth Strategy in 2009. It aims at reducing emissions by 30% by 2020 relative to a “business as usual” scenario, implying a 4% cut from the 2005 level. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009691020
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National environmental policies and multilateral trade rules
Jansen, Marion; Keck, Alexander - 2004 - Manuscript date: January 2004
environmental policies and the multilateral trading system. In particular, it analyses some of the difficulties the WTO Dispute … failures, be ruled consistent with multilateral trade law. This paper argues that WTO law in theory provides appropriate tools … interpretations of certain WTO rules in the context of environmental disputes. …
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Border carbon adjustments and alternative measures for the EU ETS : an evaluation
Ismer, Roland; Neuhoff, Karsten; Pirlot, Alice - 2020
As part of its Green Deal, the European Commission is considering the introduction of border carbon adjustments and alternative measures. The measures, which would primarily apply to basic materials like steel and cement, pursue a double objective: they are aimed at enhancing the effectiveness...
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Environmental challenges and sustainable economic development in the People's Republic of China : the role of renewable energy across provinces
Paramati, Sudharshan Reddy; Shi, Yukun; Zhao, Yang - 2019
In recent times, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has faced significant challenges in terms of managing its environment and moving forward with the concept of sustainable economic development. The environmental challenges concern the increasing consumption of fossil fuel energy, which has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012132093
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The Future of U.S. Carbon-Pricing Policy : Normative Assessment and Positive Prognosis
Stavins, Robert N. - 2019
There is widespread agreement among economists – and a diverse set of other policy analysts – that at least in the long run, an economy-wide carbon pricing system will be an essential element of any national policy that can achieve meaningful reductions of CO2 emissions cost-effectively in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012869082
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The Future of U.S. Carbon-Pricing Policy
Stavins, Robert N. - 2019
There is widespread agreement among economists – and a diverse set of other policy analysts – that at least in the long run, an economy-wide carbon pricing system will be an essential element of any national policy that can achieve meaningful reductions of CO2 emissions cost-effectively in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012869729
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The clean energy R&D strategy for 2°C
Marangoni, Giacomo; Tavoni, Massimo - 2013
This paper uses an integrated assessment model to quantify the climate R&D investment strategy for a variety of scenarios fully consistent with 2°C. We estimate the total climate R&D investment needs in approximately 1 USD Trillion cumulatively in the period 2010-2030, and 1.6 USD Trillions in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010203419
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Environmental Policies, Product Market Regulation and Innovation in Renewable Energy
Nesta, Lionel - 2014
We investigate the effectiveness of policies in favor of innovation in renewable energy under different levels of competition. Using information regarding renewable energy policies, product market regulation and high-quality green patents for OECD countries since the late 1970s, we develop a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013064859
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Managing the spatial externalities of renewable energy deployment : uniform vs. differentiated regulation
Geiger, Charlotte; Lehmann, Paul - 2021
With the expansion of renewable energy sources (RES) in countries all over the world, policy design to address the negative impacts of RES plants on their local and regional environment gains in importance. We analyse whether policy design should be spatially-differentiated or uniform when...
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