The relationship between the environmental and energy efficiency and the stringency of environmental and market regulation in the electricity sectors has been analyzed. Using 19 EU countries (2006-2014), the EU environmental index, the OECD regulatory indicators and the total factor productivity...

There are several ways to promote public transport demand. Perugia achieved a leading national position in the last decade by a tariff reform and by developing an integrated local public transport network that includes lifts and escalators. Since 1996, the number of passengers has continually...

The ambitious EU 2050 decarbonization strategy needs to implement and reconcile several economic, social and technological targets, such as continuous prosperity growth, increase of energy productivity, diffusion of renewable energy sources (RES), dynamic competition in the energy mix toward...

The diffusion of renewable energy sources (RES) is a fundamental objective of the worldwide policy actions for sustainable development, at the UN level with the sustainable development goals (SDG) recommendations, to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all...