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Obesity and overweight are linked to diseases that cost society a significant amount of resources. While behavior modification can reduce the problem, instigating such lifestyle changes is an uneasy task. One potential way to reduce the problem is through the use of financial incentives. In this...

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Adapting to climate change : costs, benefits, and modelling approaches

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Temperature, human health, and adaptation : a review of the empirical literature

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Ökonomische Grundfragen der Klimaanpassung : Umrisse eines neuen Forschungsprogramms

Heuson, Clemens; Gawel, Erik; Gebhardt, Oliver; … - 2012

Angesichts erfolgloser internationaler Klimaschutzverhandlungen und einer kaum zu erwartenden Trendumkehr bereits eingetretener klimatischer Veränderungen gewinnt die Option der Anpassung an den Klimawandel immer mehr an klimapolitischer Bedeutung. Zahlreiche Länder haben durch die Konzeption...

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The economics of climate resilience and adaptation

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The economics of climate resilience and adaptation

Fankhauser, Samuel (ed.) - 2019

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Potentiale und Risiken der Nutzung von Methan aus Methanhydraten als Energieträger

Groth, Markus - 2009

Marine and permafrost-based methane hydrates are the largest existing fossil carbon resource, whereby the marine deposits far outweigh the terrestrial ones. Their broad geographic distribution, especially in comparison to oil and conventional gas, make them a promising future source of energy....

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Unintended detrimental effects of environmental policy : the green paradox and beyond

Van der Werf, Edwin; Di Maria, Corrado - 2011

Well-intended policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions may have unintended undesirable consequences. Recently, a large literature has emerged showing under what conditions this so-called 'Green Paradox' may occur. We review this literature and identify the key mechanisms behind these...

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Risk premia and the social cost of carbon : a review

Kousky, Carolyn; Kopp, Robert E.; Cooke, Roger M. - 2011

Abstract Reducing greenhouse gas emissions not only lowers expected damages from climate change but also reduces the risk of catastrophic impacts. However, estimates of the social cost of carbon, which measures the marginal value of carbon dioxide abatement, often do not capture this risk...

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Risk premia and the social cost of carbon : a review

Kousky, Carolyn; Kopp, Robert E.; Cooke, Roger - 2011

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions not only lowers expected damages from climate change but also reduces the risk of catastrophic impacts. However, estimates of the social cost of carbon, which measures the marginal value of carbon dioxide abatement, often do not capture this risk reduction...

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