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On the governance of carbon dioxide removal : a public economics perspective

Edenhofer, Ottmar; Franks, Max; Kalkuhl, Matthias; … - 2023

This paper highlights the importance of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies for climate policy. We first describe their role in iconic transformation pathways and discuss removal costs and storage duration of different technologies. Based on economic principles, we characterize optimal...

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Fossil Fuel Extraction and Climate Policy : A Review of the Green Paradox with Endogenous Resource Exploration

Österle, Ines - 2012

Policies aimed at reducing emissions from fossil fuels may increase climate damages. This 'Green Paradox' emerges if resource owners increase near-term extraction in fear of stricter future policy measures. Hans-Werner Sinn (2008) showed that the paradox occurs when increasing resource taxes are...

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Pigou's advice and Sisyphus' warning : carbon pricing with non-permanent carbon-dioxide removal

Kalkuhl, Matthias; Franks, Max; Gruner, Friedemann; … - 2022

Carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere is becoming an important option to achieve net zero climate targets. This paper develops a welfare and public economics perspective on optimal policies for carbon removal and storage in non-permanent sinks like forests, soil, oceans, wood products or...

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Overlapping Climate Policies

Perino, Grischa; Ritz, Robert A.; van Benthem, Arthur - 2022

Major carbon-pricing systems in Europe and North America involve multiple countries or states. Individual jurisdictions often pursue additional initiatives---such as unilateral carbon price floors, legislation to phase out coal, aviation taxes or support programs for renewable energy---that...

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Political economy of climate change adaptation : loss of habitat and rising inequality

Straten, Yasmine van der; Perotti, Enrico C.; Ploeg, … - 2024

We study the evolution of voter support for climate policies aimed at containing the effect of climate risk, as weather conditions worsens at a time of rising economic inequality. Households differ in age, beliefs and income, and the scale of intervention to preserve habitable land reflects the...

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Political economy of climate change adaptation : loss of habitat and rising inequality

Straten, Yasmine van der; Perotti, Enrico C.; Ploeg, … - 2024

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Ukrainians and climate policies: What are Ukrainians’ preferences for using carbon revenues?

Neuweg, Isabella - 2023

The paper presents the understanding of and attitudes towards climate change and climate policies in Ukraine, using a survey on a representative sample of more than 1 500 Ukrainians. The survey was carried out between October 2021 and February 2022 and presents the situation before Russia’s...

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Fiscal consolidation and climate policy : an overlapping generations perspective ; conference paper

Rausch, Sebastian - 2013 - This version: March 1, 2013, very preliminary

We examine the distributional and efficiency impacts of climate policy in the context of fiscal consolidation in a dynamic general-equilibrium overlapping generations model of the US economy. The model includes a disaggregated production structure, including energy sector detail and advanced...

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Scaling Up Climate Mitigation Policy in Germany

Black, Simon; Chen, Ruo; Mineshima, Aiko; Mylonas, Victor; … - 2022

Germany has set national greenhouse emissions targets of a 65 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2030 and net zero … targets. It proposes the following measures to help Germany meet emissions targets with greater certainty and cost …

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Ist Deutschland internationaler Vorreiter beim Klimaschutz durch EEG und Klimaschutzverträge? : Analysen Umweltpolitik

Neubäumer, Renate - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 104 (2024) 8, pp. 568-571

Im Jahr 2000 verabschiedete die rot-grüne Koalition das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) und betrachtete Deutschland … permanently rising CO₂ prices. Thirdly, lower CO₂ emissions in Germany, which do not lead to lower global emissions through the EU …-ETS. Overall, it is highly questionable whether Germany can play a leading international role in climate protection through the EEG …

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