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Taxes and Tradable Permits As Instruments for Controlling Pollution; Theory and Practice

Norregaard, John; Reppelin-Hill, Valérie - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This paper examines the relative merits of two dominant economic instruments for reducing pollution—”green” taxes and tradable permits. Theoretically, the two instruments share many similarities, and on balance, neither seems preferable to the other. In practice, however, most countries...

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The clean and efficient use of coal and lignite : its role in energy, environment and life ; Hong Kong, 30th November - 3rd December 1993 ; conference proceedings

1994

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The changing structure of the US coal industry: An update, July 1993

2008

comprehensive overview of changes in the structure of the US coal industry between 1976 and 1991. The structural elements examined … include the number of mines, average mine size, the size distribution of mines, and the size distribution of coal firms. The … report measures changes in the market shares of the largest coal producers at the national level and in various regions. The …

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Climate protection and a new operator: The Eastern German lignite industry is changing

Oei, Pao-Yu; Brauers, Hanna; Kemfert, Claudia; von … - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 7 (2017) 6/7, pp. 63-73

lignite-based electricity well before 2030. Simulations show that the currently authorized lignite mines in eastern Germany … bindingly exclude permits for additional surface mines. In terms of the follow-up costs of lignite mining, the issue is whether … the eastern German lignite industry, after Vattenfall's sale of its lignite division to Czech Energeticky a Prumyslovy …

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Klimaschutz und Betreiberwechsel: Die ostdeutsche Braunkohlewirtschaft im Wandel

Oei, Pao-Yu; Brauers, Hanna; Kemfert, Claudia; von … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 84 (2017) 6/7, pp. 103-113

lignite-based electricity well before 2030. Simulations show that the currently authorized strip mines in eastern Germany … would not be depleted of coal if the climate protection targets for 2030 were complied with. This makes planning for new … should stop granting permits for additional surface mines. In terms of the follow-up costs of lignite mining, the issue is …

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Kohleverstromung gefährdet Klimaschutzziele: Der Handlungsbedarf ist hoch

Oei, Pao-Yu; Kemfert, Claudia; Reitz, Felix; von … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 81 (2014) 26, pp. 603-612

Coal-fired power stations are responsible for around a third of Germany's carbon emissions. Failure to reduce the … persistently high level of coal-fired power generation threatens Germany's climate targets for 2020 and 2050 and undermines a … sustainable energy transition. Calculations by DIW Berlin and other expert opinions prove that, in the long term, lignite, in …

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