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The determinants of voluntary carbon offsetting : a micro-econometric analysis of individuals from Germany and the United States ; conference paper

Schwirplies, Claudia; Ziegler, Andreas - 2014 - Preliminary version

This paper examines the determinants of voluntary individual carbon offsetting, i.e. the financial compensation of emissions from energy use. In contrast to former studies in this field, we particularly consider a comprehensive set of factors that are discussed in the context of voluntary...

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Elasticity of substitution between clean and dirty energy inputs : a macroeconomic perspective ; conference paper

Papageorgiou, Chris; Saam, Marianne; Schulte, Patrick - 2014

Recently Acemolgu, Aghion, Bursztyn and Hemous (AER 2012) formulated a model in which a high macroeconomic elasticity of substitution between clean and dirty production represents a crucial condition for green growth. Until now it has never been systematically estimated. Using a novel panel of...

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Will skyscrapers save the planet? : conference paper

Borck, Rainald - 2014 - Preliminary and incomplete

This paper studies the effectiveness of building height limits as a policy to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It shows that building height limits lead to urban sprawl and higher emissions from commuting. On the other hand, aggregate housing consumption may decrease which reduces emissions...

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CO 2 - eine Herausforderung für die Menschheit : mit 21 Tabellen

Gehr, Peter (ed.); Kost, Catherine (contributor); … - 1997

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Agricultural globalization, trade, and the environment

Moss, Charles B. (contributor); … - 2002

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Investment and adaptation as commitment devices in climate policy deteriorate mitigation : conference paper

Heuson, Clemens; Peters, Wolfgang; Schwarze, Reimund; … - 2013 - February 2013, preliminary version

The strategy of adaptation to climate change has become a central topic within the UNFCCC negotiations in recent years. On the national level, adaptation plans are elaborated, and on the international level, the need for funding adaptation in developing countries is discussed. This tendency...

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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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Endogenous growth, green innovation and GDP deceleration in a world with polluting production inputs : conference paper

Burghaus, Kerstin; Funk, Peter - 2013 - This version: August 22nd, 2013, work in progress

We study economic growth and pollution control in a model with endogenous rate and direction of technical change …. Economic growth (growth of real GDP) results from growth in the quantity and productivity of polluting intermediates. Pollution … can be controlled by reducing the pollution intensity of a given quantity through costly research (green innovation) and …

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The growth drag of pollution : conference paper

Schäfer, Andreas - 2014 - This version: February 2014

emergence of differential fertility, but also for agents' exposure to environmental pollution because wealthier households live … effect of inequality and pollution on economic growth is amplified, if the population group that is least affected decides …

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Pollution havens : international empirical evidence using a shadow price measure of climate policy stringency ; conference paper

Hille, Erik - 2014

induced pollution haven effect and the pollution haven hypothesis can be found. Unlike the majority of previous studies, the … pollution abatement costs, separate measures for pollution intensity and policy stringency are implemented. For the latter an … results provide evidence for a stronger pollution haven effect regarding carbon dioxide intensive and emission relevant energy …

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