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Senegal - land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for regional development, jobs, and food security

Faye, Amy; Dièye, Mohamadou; Diakhaté, Pape Bilal; … - 2021

Located in West Africa, Senegal is classified as a least-developed country that has historically had political stability and slow economic growth compared to the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, from 2012 onward, a new government has adopted new policies (infrastructure investments,...

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Sudan - land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for regional development, jobs, and food security

Osman, Abdelrahman Khidir; Ali, Adil M. - 2021

Sudan is situated in Sub-Saharan Africa, covering an area of about 1.9 million km2 and has a population of 43 million. It is regarded as one of the countries in the world where human development is least advanced with a poverty rate of about 46%. Sudan's economy is based on agriculture, which...

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Unilateral climate policies and green paradoxes : extraction costs matter

Kollenbach, Gilbert - 2014

Under which conditions unilateral tightening of climate policy causes a weak or strong green paradox or even decreases social welfare has recently been studied by Hoel (2011). Hoel assumes that the costs of extracting fossil fuel are linear in output. We extend his model by allowing for...

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Public Interventions and Private Climate Finance Flows: Empirical Evidence from Renewable Energy Financing

Haščič, Ivan; Rodríguez, Miguel Cárdenas; Jachnik, … - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2015

This study uses a unique dataset of investment flows to analyse the role of two categories of public interventions (finance and policies) in mobilising flows of private climate finance worldwide and in the more specific context of flows to and in developing countries. The objectives are...

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The current state of CCS: Ongoing research at the University of Cambridge with application to the UK policy framework

Daniels, K.A.; Huppert, H.E.; Neufeld, J.A.; Reiner, D. - Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge - 2012

The Earth's climate is changing and the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) is recognised as the principal cause. To meet legally binding targets, UK GHG emissions need to be cut by at least 80% of the 1990 levels by 2050. With an increase in future fossil fuel use, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)...

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Environmental innovation in Germany

Hašc̆ic̆, Ivan - 2012

This paper reviews the recent experience of Germany in encouraging innovation to reduce negative environmental impacts … of economic activity. The essence of the German approach to policy-induced environmental innovation is discussed in the … transportation. The paper covers environmental and general innovation policies and the cross-cutting issue of policy co …

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Environmental Innovation in Germany

Haščič, Ivan - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2012

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Climate Mitigation and Adaptation in Africa: Evidence from Patent Data

Haščič, Ivan; Silva, Jérôme; Johnstone, Nick - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2012

This paper presents comparative data on innovation in selected climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies in … of domestic innovation capacities. We present detailed analysis of the role of Africa in development of these … a barrier to technology transfer and diffusion.<BR>Ce rapport livre des données comparatives sur l’innovation concernant …

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International Technology Agreements for Climate Change: Analysis Based on Co-Invention Data

Haščič, Ivan; Johnstone, Nick; Kahrobaie, Nadja - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2012

This paper examines the effect of multilateral energy technology initiatives, so called "Implementing Agreements", on international research collaboration in seven important climate change mitigation technologies. The analysis is conducted using patent data on 33 OECD countries during the period...

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Limit pricing, climate policies, and imperfect substitution

Meijden, Gerard van der; Withagen, Cees - 2016

The effects of climate policies are often studied under the assumption of perfectly competitive markets for fossil fuels. In this paper, we allow for monopolistic fossil fuel supply. We show that, if fossil and renewable energy sources are perfect substitutes, a phase will exist during which the...

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