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Determinants of residential space heating expenditures in Great Britain

Meier, Helena (contributor); Rehdanz, Katrin (contributor) - 2008

In Great Britain several policy measures have been implemented in order to increase energy efficiency and to reduce … owners live in detached/semi-detached houses. Generally, flats are more energy efficient than houses. Our results also imply … heating fuel type. Policy measures should not only focus on insulation standards but also on different household types …

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Is Energy Efficiency Priced in the Housing Market? Some Evidence from the United Kingdom

Fuerst, Franz; McAllister, Patrick M.; Nanda, Anupam; … - 2013

This paper investigates whether energy performance ratings, as measured by mandatory Energy Performance Certificates … an augmented repeat sales regression, we find a positive relationship between the energy efficiency rating of a dwelling … and the transaction price per square metre. The price effects of superior energy performance tend to be higher for …

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Would you like to supersize your car? The effect of environmental subsidies on emissions

Tsanko, Ilona - 2023

equivalent to the yearly carbon emissions 52,916 households emit due to energy consumption. …

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Would you like to supersize your car? : the effect of environmental subsidies on emissions

Tsanko, Ilona - 2023

equivalent to the yearly carbon emissions 52,916 households emit due to energy consumption. …

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Would You Like to Super-size Your Car? The Effect of Environmental Subsidies on Emissions

Tsanko, Ilona - 2023

equivalent to the yearly carbon emissions 52,916 households emit due to energy consumption …

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Attitudes to Personal Carbon Allowances

Andersson, David; Löfgren, Åsa; Widerberg, Anna - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2011

A personal carbon allowance (PCA) scheme targets emissions from individual consumption and allocates allowances directly to individuals by dividing the carbon budget on a per capita basis. In this study we analyse the results of a survey sent out to a representative sample of the Swedish...

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Bunching with the stars : how firms respond to environmental certification

Houde, Sébastien - 2018

This paper shows that firms respond strategically to ENERGY STAR, a voluntary certification program for energy …-efficient products. Firms offer products that bunch at the certification requirement, differentiate certified products in energy and non-energy … impact the adoption of energy-efficient appliances. …

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The role of digital technology in climate technology innovation

Jo, Karam - In: KDI-journal of economic policy 45 (2023) 2, pp. 21-50

In this paper, I empirically estimate the relationship between digital technology and climate technology using the United States Patent and Trademark Office's patent database. I find that innovation in digital technology increases the number of patents for climate technology by 17.3% on average,...

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Lessons from 15 years of experience with the Dutch tax allowance for energy investments for firms

Ruijs, Arjan; Vollebergh, Herman R. J. - 2013

Since 1997 the Netherlands has a tax allowance scheme introduced to promote investments in energy saving technologies … and sustainable energy production. This Energy Investment Tax Allowance (EIA in Dutch) reduces up-front investment costs … for firms investing in the newest energy saving and sustainable energy technologies. The basic design of the EIA has …

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The distribution of energy efficiency and regional inequality

Hobbs, Andrew; Singhal, Puja - 2021

This paper studies the long-term distribution of energy-efficiency outcomes in the German residential sector. To … uncover the underlying energy efficiency of buildings, we estimate the causal response of building-level heat energy demand to … forests. Our results suggest that the distribution of energy-efficiency is not equitable in the West of Germany, with …

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