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Transitioning the Tax System to Take Advantage of the Natural Gas-Rich Economy in Trinidad and Tobago
Mercer-Blackman, Valerie - 2015
other energy sectors. …
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The Role of Innovative Development in Unconventional Hydrocarbon Exploitation in the Context of the Shale Gas Revolution in the USA
Grinets, Irina; Kaznacheev, Peter - 2015
Due to the recent drop in oil prices, there is a strong interest in the influence of the shale revolution on the global supply and demand of hydrocarbon fuels. Consequently, the attention of many economists and industry analysts is drawn to the technological, institutional and regulatory aspects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014138810
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The Economics of Climate Change and Science of Global Warming Debate:African Perspectives
Nwaobi, Godwin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
by implementing green development strategies based on low energy –intensity, low-carbon emissions and clean technologies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259199
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Dependence on extractive industries in lower-income countries : the statistical tendencies
Roe, Alan; Dodd, Samantha - 2017
This paper synthesizes statistical information evidencing the proposition that extractive industries are of great significance in many low- and middle-income developing economies. It examines the scale of the current dependence of low- and middle-income economies on both types of extractive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011636214
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Capturing economic and social value from hydrocarbon gas flaring and venting : evaluation of the issues
Romsom, Etienne; McPhail, Kathryn - 2021
Atmospheric emissions urgently need to reduce for natural gas to fulfill its potential role in the energy transition to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012423091
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Wind of Change : A Scandinavian Perspective on Energy Transition and the ‘Greenification’ of the Oil and Gas Sector
Herrera Anchustegui, Ignacio; Glapiak, Aleksander - 2021
The Scandinavian region – Denmark, Norway and Sweden – is a world-leading example of a rapid energy transition as a …’ by 2050; Denmark, Sweden and Norway have some of the world’s most ambitious energy and climate policies. In October 2020 …, and have negative greenhouse emissions thereafter. In all these Scandinavian energy transition plans, electrification …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013232285
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Perceptions of Environmental Footprints of Oil and Gas Extraction in Southern Nigeria
Gaikar, Vilas; GeorgeUkpong, Inibehe - 2021
Southern Nigeria is the base of Nigeria’s crude oil and gas. The activities of oil and gas (O&G) extraction orchestrated by mainly multinational companies have left most rural communities in the region vulnerable to environmental imbalances. These environmental impacts have resulted in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013214832
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Enhancing sustainable development from oil, gas, and mining : from an "all of government" approach to partnerships for development
McPhail, Kathryn - 2017
This paper outlines how sustainable development in resource-rich countries requires an 'all of government' approach as well as multi-stakeholder dialogue and partnerships between government, companies, and civil society organizations. Effective management and regulation requires many different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653831
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Reforming the Air Passenger Duty as an Environmental Tax
Truby, Jon M. - 2014
In light of the UK Coalition Government's announced intention to reform APD (Air Passenger Duty), this article examines the design flaws making APD an inadequate environmental tax. By identifying the misconceived consequences and environmental inefficiencies of this blunt instrument, the need...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013067239
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The political economy of oil and the crisis of the Arab State system
Atzori, Daniel - 2013
This paper argues that the so-called Arab spring is part of a tectonic shift which signals the frailty of the Arab state system as such. Countries benefitting from oil and gas rents have been more resilient, because of their potential to create systems of incentives and disincentives in order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010189502