We assess the subsidy for the installation of biomass boilers and wood gasification boilers under the Greener Homes Scheme in Ireland. We find that the (implicit) subsidy per tonne of carbon dioxide avoided varies hugely across households. The current policy costs 17% too much for the emissions...

Am 2. Juli 2003 hat das EU-Parlament in zweiter Lesung den Gemeinsamen Standpunkt des Ministerrats vom 18. März 2003 zur Einführung eines EU- weiten Handels mit Treibhausgasemissionen einschließlich der zuvor im Konsens mit Ministerrat und EU-Kommission erzielten Änderungen gebilligt. Eine...

We examine the impacts of the EU-US Open Skies agreement on the environment, in particular looking at the effect of the agreement on emissions from the aviation sector. We use the Hamburg Tourism Model, a model of domestic and international tourist numbers and flows, to estimate these impacts....

A low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by limiting a fuel producer's carbon emissions per unit of output. California has launched an LCFS for transportation fuels; others have called for a national LCFS. We show that this policy decreases production of...