Základným cieľom energetických politík je zabezpečenie dostupnosti zdrojov, energetickej diverzifikácie a podporovanie obnoviteľných zdrojov ako boja proti klimatickým zmenám. Najpodstatnejšou výzvou týchto politík, respektíve faktom, sa stáva vyčerpateľnosť ropy a jej...

Článok sa zaoberá vybranými aktuálnymi tendenciami v taiwanskom energetickom sektore. Pre hospodársky rozvoj Taiwanu, ako ostrovnej krajiny, hrala energetická sebestačnosť kľúčovú úlohu. Hlavnými zdrojmi energie sú konvenčné uhľovodíkové palivá – ropa, uhlia, zemný plyn...

This dissertation deals with the complex and multifaceted issue of climate change and climate policy. Since the problem touches upon many disciplines and also subfields within economics, the present study tries to bridge the gaps between different areas and dimensions of economic analysis....

A sufficiently rapidly rising carbon tax may increase near-term emissions compared with the case of no carbon tax. Even so, such a carbon tax path may reduce total costs related to climate change, since the tax may reduce total carbon extraction. A government cannot commit to a specific carbon...

This paper estimates fossil fuel subsidies and the economic and environmental benefits from reforming them, focusing mostly on a broad notion of subsidies arising when consumer prices are below supply costs plus environmental costs and general consumption taxes. Subsidies are $4.9 trillion...

The transition to sustainable energy requires an assessment of drivers of the use of clean and dirty fuels for cooking. Literature highlights the importance of access to modern fuel for switching from dirty fuels. Though access to cleaner fuels such as electricity promotes clean fuel use, it...

Despite complete electrification in Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, the reliance on coal for heating residential spaces is high. Using microdata from the national household surveys from Kazakhstan in 2017 and the Kyrgyz Republic in 2016, this study examines the factors affecting residential...

This paper investigates the effect of oil price shocks on government expenditures on the health and education sectors in Saudi Arabia. Using a quarterly dataset 1990Q1-2017Q2 and employing a non-linear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model, our research shows evidence of a non-linear...