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Mali is a Sub-Saharan African country with 19.1 million people. Almost half of this population lives in poverty, due to the dysfunction of activity sectors (agriculture, energy, education, employment, services, etc.). Natural resource management especially land and water together with...
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The report summarizes first-year research of a three-year study of pathways to urban sustainability. The research team selected the STAR Communities assessment model as the backbone for its analysis. This framework offers a menu-based system for enabling city managers and leaders to build paths...
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gas offset credits for methane control, particulate matter offset credits for ammonia control, and expanded net metering … to reduce methane and ammonia emissions at dairy operations in California. Three policy options are explored: greenhouse … policies to provide revenue for the sale of electricity generated from captured methane gas. Individually, any of these …
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Global warming and the acute domestic air pollution in China have necessitated transition to a sustainable energy system away from coal-dominated energy production. Through a systematic review of the national policy documents, this study investigates the policy mix adopted by the Chinese...
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Natural gas extracted form shale reached record production totals in 2015 in the United States and the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts natural gas production will continue to increase. Wastes from shale gas extraction can contain the radioactive isotopes radium-226 (Ra-226)...
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countries. However, there are countless number of activities such as charcoal production and electricity generation from oil in … method of moments is applied to estimate the relationship between social cost of carbon emissions and electricity generation … electricity production from non-fossil sources. …
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The Kyoto Protocol marks a break-through in global warming mitigation policies as it sets legally binding emissions targets for major emitting regions. However, realisation of the Protocol depends on the clarification of several issues one of which is the permissible scope of international...
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reductions in California to be offset by emission increases in neighboring regions that supply electricity to the state. The …The regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector within a cap-and-trade system poses significant … efficiency consequences. This research uses simulation modeling for the electricity sector to examine different approaches to …
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Gasoline taxes vary widely among industrialized countries, as does support for the United Nations' effort to curtail the use of fossil fuels to address the climate change problem. We argue that malapportionment of the electoral system affects both the rate at which governments tax gasoline and...
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This study draws upon a large national survey of Chinese public cognition and attitude towards climate change and analyze the determinants of consumers' WTP for energy-efficient and environment-friendly products. 85 percent of respondents indicate that they are willing to pay at least 10 percent...
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