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From “Green Growth” to sound policies: An overview

Schmalensee, Richard - In: Energy Economics 34 (2012) S1, pp. 2-2

“Green growth” is an attractive slogan with a variety of possible meanings. This essay critically examines several potential meanings of this slogan and provides a brief overview of some of the main implications of the other papers in this special issue. Taken together, these papers argue...

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Climate Change Meets Trade in Promoting Green Growth : Potential Conflicts and Synergies

Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2014

actions comparable to that of home country. This discussion is mainly on the legality of unilateral EAR under the WTO rules ….S. legislation capping its greenhouse gas emissions, the paper argues that, on the U.S. side, in designing such trade measures, WTO … for a successful WTO defence of the Waxman-Markey type of border adjustment provision, there should be: 1) a period of …

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Climate Change Meets Trade in Promoting Green Growth : Potential Conflicts and Synergies

Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2014

actions comparable to that of home country. Our discussion is mainly on the legality of unilateral EAR under the WTO rules ….S. legislation capping its greenhouse gas emissions, we argue that, on the U.S. side, in designing such trade measures, WTO rules … for a successful WTO defence of the Waxman-Markey type of border adjustment provision, 1) there should be a period of good …

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Income, Environmental Considerations, and Sustainable Energy Consumption in Africa

Nyiwul, Linus - 2018

Evidence on income as a crucial driver of renewable energy consumption in Africa is mixed. But hydro-power accounts for over 90% of renewable energy in sub-Sahara Africa alone. Yet, empirical evidence suggests that hydro-power may not be as environmentally sustainable as believed and, as a...

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Achieving the “low carbon, green growth” vision in Korea

Jones, Randall Sidney; Yoo, Byungseo - 2012

Korea, which has had the highest growth rate of greenhouse gas emissions in the OECD area since 1990, adopted an ambitious Green Growth Strategy in 2009. It aims at reducing emissions by 30% by 2020 relative to a “business as usual” scenario, implying a 4% cut from the 2005 level. The...

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Korea's Green Growth Strategy : Mitigating Climate Change and Developing New Growth Engines

Jones, Randall Sidney - 2011

Korea’s greenhouse gas emissions almost doubled between 1990 and 2005, the highest growth rate in the OECD area. Korea recently set a target of reducing emissions by 30% by 2020 relative to a “business as usual” baseline, implying a 4% cut from the 2005 level. Achieving this objective in a...

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An Offshore Energy Innovation Strategy to Implement the Korean Green New Deal

Lee, Eunchang; Hong, Sungin - 2023

Korea’s Green New Deal and plans for developing offshore wind power have brought greater attention to offshore wind power. To overcome Korea’s limitations in terms of land area and natural resources, the country’s position as a peninsula must be fully utilized. Toward this end, it is...

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Climate Neutrality and Sustainability in International Trade

Leal-Arcas, Rafael; Ulloa Martinez, Luis; Abang, Victory; … - 2022

This article explores the links between climate neutrality and sustainability in the context of international trade. For that, it tackles seven main concerns: 1) what do industry leaders now need from policymakers to make them the frontrunners in the global transition to climate neutrality? 2)...

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Renewable Energy, Subsidies, and the WTO: Where Has the Green Gone?

Bougette, Patrice; Charlier, Christophe - 2014

-discrimination principle of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This paper investigates this issue using an international quality …

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Renewable Energy, Subsidies, and the WTO: Where Has the ‘Green’ Gone?

Bougette, Patrice; Charlier, Christophe - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2014

-discrimination principle of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This paper investigates this issue using an international quality …

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