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The Role of Risk Aversion and Lay Risk in the Probabilistic Externality Assessment for Oil Tanker Routes to Europe

Bigano, Andrea; Cassinelli, Mariaester; Markandya, Anil; … - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2006

Oil spills are a major cause of environmental concern, in particular for Europe. However, the traditional approach to the evaluation of the expected external costs of these accidents fails to take into full account the implications of their probabilistic nature. By adapting a methodology...

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Energy Sources Management and Future Automotive Technologies: Environmental Impact

Mariasiu, Florin - In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 2 (2012) 4, pp. 342-347

affects the quantity of pollutant emissions and greenhouse gases (CO2, NOx and SOx). Given the structure of EUwide energy … sources used for electricity generation, the potential pollutant emissions stemming from these energy sources, related to … use of electric vehicles is (or not) feasible in terms of reaching the lower values of future emissions compared to the …

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Can carpooling clean the air? The economics of HOV lanes, hybrid cars and the Clean Air Act.

Shewmake, Sharon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

levels of air pollution are required by the Clean Air Act to take steps to reduce automobile use and the associated emissions …

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Study on blue growth, maritime policy and EU startegy for the Baltic Sea Region. Country fiche Poland

Brodzicki, Tomasz; Zaucha, Jacek Adam - Instytut Rozwoju - 2013

In the maritime regions of Poland the discussion on smart specialization has just been started. The most advanced in this regard are Warmia-Mazury and Pomorskie provinces, whereas the Zachodniopomorskie province is only at the beginning of the process. In discussions, the focus lies on...

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Социально-экономические аспекты регулирования регионального водопотребления в Омской области

Karpov, Valery; Kaluzhsky, Mikhail - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

An article about the directions and priorities of the regional policy of the state to regulate the regional water consumption in the Omsk region. The authors analyze the situation with the water consumption in China, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, as well as alternative ways of solving...

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Kurz zum Klima: Transport und Emissionshandel in Europa

Scharschmidt, Anna; Lippelt, Jana - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 65 (2012) 09, pp. 26-29

Seit dem 1. Januar 2012 muss sich der Luftverkehr in Europa am Europäischen Emissionshandel beteiligen. Dies betrifft alle Flugliniengesellschaften, die auf dem Kontinent starten oder landen. Warum wird aber nur der Luftverkehr zum Handel mit Emissionszertifikaten verpflichtet und nicht der...

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Dieselfahrzeuge und Stickoxide machen den Städten erneut großen Kummer

Dudenhöffer, Ferdinand - In: ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 06, pp. 13-16

In seinem Kommentar plädiert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Universität Duisburg-Essen, für die Einführung des Energiesteuervorschlags der EU-Kommission, nach dem jeder Energieträger nach seinem Energieinhalt besteuert und somit Dieselkraftstoff gegenüber Ottokraftstoff nicht mehr bevorteilt wird.

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Timing is everything: Optimal EV charging to maximize welfare

Castro, Miguel - 2020

The new surge in electric vehicle (EV) charging in Texas can be served efficiently during the early morning hours with large wind generation, low electricity demand, low prices, and low environmental damage. This paper simulates the ERCOT wholesale electricity market and its environmental...

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Public Transit and Air Pollution

Rivers, Nicholas - 2017

Advocates of public transit frequently tout improved air quality as a primary benefit. Yet little is known about the causal impacts of public transit on local air pollution. Exploiting variation in transit availability resulting from work stoppages in 18 Canadian cities between 1974-2011, this...

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I divari infrastrutturali in Italia : una misurazione caso per caso [Infrastructure Gaps in Italy: A Case-by-Case Measurement]

Bucci, Mauro; Ivaldi, Giorgio; Messina, Giovanna; … - 2021

Italian Abstract: Il lavoro fornisce un contributo di ordine metodologico alla misura dell’adeguatezza delle infrastrutture presenti in una data area. Rispetto ad altre analisi basate su indicatori fisici o di spesa pubblica – che offrono una visione unidimensionale, talvolta fuorviante,...

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