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Defensive investments and the demand for air quality : evidence from the NOx budget program and ozone reductions
Deschênes, Olivier; Greenstone, Michael; Shapiro, Joseph S. - 2013
Demand for air quality depends on health impacts and defensive investments that improve health, but little research … emissions, a key ingredient in ozone formation. A rich quasi-experiment reveals that it decreased summertime ozone …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009788835
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The impact of climate change on mortality in the United States : benefits and costs of adaptation
Deschênes, Olivier - 2022
mortality risk previously documented up to 2004 have continued up to 2019, consistent with continued investments in health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013329615
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A comparison between shale gas in China and unconventional fuel development in the United States : health, water and environmental risks
Farah, Paolo D.; Tremolada, Riccardo - 2013
China is appraised to have the world's largest exploitable reserves of shale gas, although several legal, regulatory, environmental and investment-related issues will likely restrain its scope. China's capacity to successfully face these hurdles and produce commercial shale gas will have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010203405
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Nuclear versus coal plus CCS : a comparison of two competitive base-load climate control options
Tavoni, Massimo; Zwaan, Bob van der - 2009
options that each are capable of contributing significantly to the abatement of global CO2 emissions: nuclear energy and coal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008824510
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The effect of vehicle fuel economy standards on technology adoption
Klier, Thomas H.; Linn, Joshua - 2014
Many countries are tightening passenger vehicle fuel economy standards. The literature on passenger vehicle standards has used structural models to estimate their welfare effects. This paper provides the first empirical evidence on the effects of recently tightened fuel economy standards on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010441149
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The Impact of Climate Change on Mortality in the United States : Benefits and Costs of Adaptation
Deschenes, Olivier - 2022
mortality risk previously documented up to 2004 have continued up to 2019, consistent with continued investments in health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014079419
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The Impact of Climate Change on Mortality in the United States : Benefits and Costs of Adaptation
Deschênes, Olivier - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
mortality risk previously documented up to 2004 have continued up to 2019, consistent with continued investments in health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334499
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A Comparison between Shale Gas in China and Unconventional Fuel Development in the United States : Health, Water and Environmental Risks
Farah, Paolo Davide; Tremolada, Riccardo - 2016
China is appraised to have the world's largest exploitable reserves of shale gas, although several legal, regulatory, environmental and investment-related issues will likely restrain its scope. China's capacity to successfully face these hurdles and produce commercial shale gas will have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014151131
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Do Cities Mitigate or Exacerbate Environmental Damages to Health?
Molitor, David; White, Corey D. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Do environmental conditions pose greater health risks to individuals living in urban or rural areas? The answer is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014447311
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Climate Regulation of the Electricity Industry : A Comparative View from Australia, Great Britain, South Korea, and the United States
Davies, Lincoln L. - 2017
lifeblood, and because of electricity's part in driving climate change, accounting for more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions … globally than any other activity. This article provides an introduction to different methods of regulating climate emissions … provides a primer on the nation's electricity sector, its different policy tools for regulating GHG emissions from the sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012955867