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The role of economic policy in climate change adaptation
Konrad, Kai A.; Thum, Marcel - 2012
In diesem Arbeitspapier wird die Rolle des öffentlichen Sektors bei der Anpassung an den Klimawandel behandelt. Zuerst … werden die Möglichkeiten zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel definiert und kategorisiert. Dann werden die volkswirtschaftlichen … Hauptbereiche, in denen der öffentliche Sektor eine Rolle bei der Anpassung an den Klimawandel spielen kann, Folgende sind …
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Regulatory barriers to climate action : evidence from Conservation Areas in England
Fetzer, Thiemo - 2023
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Regulatory barriers to climate action : evidence from conservation areas in England
Fetzer, Thiemo - 2023
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Overlapping climate clubs under transaction costs
Silva, Emilson C. D.; Yamaguchi, Chikara - 2018
We examine the formation of multilateral, hub-and-spoke and bilateral international R&D strategic alliances (overlapping climate clubs) to reduce CO2 emissions. R&D provision in clubs produces two types of positive externalities: a global public good (i.e., reduction of CO2 emissions) and...
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Exploring options to measure the climate consistency of real economy investments : the transport sector in Latvia
Dobrinevski, Alexander; Jachnik, Raphaël - 2020
Mitigating climate change requires aligning real economy investments with climate objectives. This pilot study measures the climate consistency of investments in transport infrastructure and vehicles in Latvia between 2008 and 2018, estimated at EUR 1.5 billion per year on average. To do so,...
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An integrated approach to the Paris climate Agreement : the role of regions and cities
Matsumoto, Tadashi; Allain-Dupré, Dorothée; Crook, … - 2019
Following the historic 2015 Paris Agreement aiming to limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100, 165 Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, representing 192 countries, have been submitted. Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) detail each...
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Climate-resilient infrastructure : getting the policies right
Vallejo, Lola; Mullan, Michael - 2017
Climate change will affect all types of infrastructure, including energy, transport and water. Rising temperatures, increased flood risk and other potential hazards will threaten the reliable and efficient operation of these networks, with potentially large economic and social impacts. Decisions...
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Tracking finance flows towards assessing their consistency with climate objectives : proposed scope, knowns and unknowns
Jachnik, Raphaël; Mirabile, Mariana; Dobrinevski, Alexander - 2019
Achieving a low-greenhouse gas (GHG) development requires making finance flows consistent with this objective. In order to measure progress to date as well as inform future public action in this area, this paper calls for further efforts to track gross primary investments flows in new...
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A public choice framework for climate adaptation : barriers to efficient adaptation and lessons learned from German flood disasters
Gawel, Erik; Lehmann, Paul; Strunz, Sebastian; Heuson, … - 2016
In this paper, we propose a comprehensive Public Choice framework to identify and categorize barriers to efficient public climate adaptation. Specifically, we distinguish three dimensions of public adaptation: extent, structure (form and timing) and organisation (vertical and horizontal). Within...
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Regulatory barriers to climate action : evidence from conservation areas in England
Fetzer, Thiemo - 2023
estimation and an instrumental variables approach leveraging World War II wartime destruction in London - I show that properties …
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