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development, characterized by the role of fossil fuels and by the progressive dominance of those with a higher energy and density … countries, compatible with the sustainability of the processes concerning the Earth system. Mainly by focusing on the energy …
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We analyze the role of electricity storage for technological innovations in electricity generation. We propose a directed technological change model of the electricity sector, where innovative firms develop better electricity storage solutions, which affect not only the relative competitiveness...
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Some advocates of drastic greenhouse gas controls claim that the costs of global warming are underestimated and that a proper accounting of the full costs raises the specter of economic and political instability, conflict and mass migration as weak governments in developing countries with low...
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We analyze the role of electricity storage for technological innovations in electricity generation. We propose a directed technological change model of the electricity sector, where innovative firms develop better electricity storage solutions, which affect not only the relative competitiveness...
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change by promoting climate-friendly, renewable energy. In the absence of a comprehensive federal policy approach to climate … change and clean energy, more and more states are stepping in to fill the policy void. Already, nearly thirty states have … experiment with innovative climate and clean energy policies? And which policy best protects states from the risk of lengthy and …
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oil price and the stock market is an innovation in the literature of energy finance. Asphaltenes cause many problems in … in areas related to the petroleum industry and the stock market that could lead to the adoption of new investment … process, which would result in the advancement of petroleum companies. In fact, we have introduced a modern investment …
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world. In fact, industrialization to date has been based on energy and it has been and continues to be based on fossil fuels …
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is not evident whether CCS is an efficient mitigation option, it is compared to a variety of renewable energy sources …. Thus, it is cheaper to avoid one ton of CO2 by means of wind energy, but costs arising from the use of solar energy are …
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Aim: In order to address the question whether a more sustainable society requires a change of purpose or a change of system, we must first resolve the issue of human agency. Is humanity free to choose its own destiny, or is humanity’s future determined by contingency of conditions and choices...
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