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We examine the impact of abatement taxes on the pollution level in a duopoly framework with endogenous market structure …. However, in either case, this may cause the pollution level to increase. …
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compounds (VOC) emissions. Base VOC emissions for a typical plant are estimated using a mass balance approach. Pollution …
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This study is dedicated to the assessment of the possibility of replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy as a source of power in modern agriculture. We examined the use of a completely sustainable agricultural mechanization system based on a renewable energy system and a battery powered,...
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This study empirically investigates the causal relationship between mineral exploration and environmental pollution in …, environmental pollution and foreign direct investment are statistically linked. The regression on the ordinary least square … the environmental pollution in Nigeria. The study finds a long-run uni-directional causal relationship flowing from …
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The study reviewed developmental challenges confronting African countries with specific reference to the availability of potable water, sanitation, energy, water and ambient air. It showed the conflict between the need to exploit environmental capital in order to keep up with the pace of human...
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economic subsystems, namely: population, food production, industrial production, pollution, and consumption of non … particular importance of understanding and controlling global pollution. …
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theoretical model to an already developed economy using information unrelated to the pollution-income curve. Then simulate the … solution in which less developed countries do not abate pollution. However, pollution peaks at a level of per capita income …
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the relationships between population development, economic dynamics and environmental pollution are complex due to various … long-run steady state is optimal that is characterized by a stable pollution stock, and by population and economic growth …
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This paper examines spatial variations in exposure to toxic air pollution from industrial facilities in urban areas of … directions: the ability to displace pollution onto minorities may lower the effective cost of pollution for industrial firms; and … higher average pollution burdens may induce whites to invest more political capital in efforts to influence firms’ siting …
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Action 5 of the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy explicitly mentions that member states will map and assess the state of ecosystems and their services in their national territory by 2014 with the assistance of the Commission. Access to urban green is a key contributor to social and ecological...
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