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We estimate a Ricardian model of Western European agricultural land values using farm-level data. We model the effect of temperature on land values using a flexible specification of daily mean temperature to test if there are temperature threshold effects. Results indicate that there are no...
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I propose a new conceptual framework to disentangle the impacts of weather and climate on economic activity and growth …: A stochastic frontier model with climate in the production frontier and weather shocks as a source of inefficiency. I … in both rich and poor countries; positively in cold countries and negatively in hot ones. Weather anomalies reduce …
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Extreme weather events have significant adverse costs for individuals, firms, communities, regional, and national … emissions had changed the occurrence of specific extreme weather events, allows us to quantify the climate …-change-induced component of these costs. We use EEA to aggregate the global economic damage from extreme weather events that is attributable to …
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Several European countries have decided to phase out coal power generation. Emissions from electricity generation are already regulated by the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), and in some countries like Germany the phaseout of coal will be accompanied with cancellation of emissions allowances....
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The industrial sector is responsible for roughly one quarter of global greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. To align sector pathway developments with overarching net-zero transition goals in different industries, governments are required to understand sectoral reduction potentials to efficiently...
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weather on migration. This effect is driven by the role of trust in increasing adaptive capacity. However, for severe …
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The increase in sea surface temperature (SST) is one of the primary consequences of climate change and has the potential to impact tuna fisheries. This paper theoretically models and then applies the production function approach to establish a positive but non-linear relationship between catch...
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There is limited public discourse and understanding about the history and science of weather and climate intervention …, though scientists have researched, tested and implemented numerous methods of weather modification for six decades. Also … change and associated increasing occurrence of extreme weather events, there has not been a more providential moment to …
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selves have different tastes for time alone, time with family, and time with friends. Weather conditions can change the … empirically by drawing on methods from the household economics literature. The test results support the hypothesis that weather …
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In June 2018, an agreement between key EU institutions – the Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Council – was reached after a long-lasting discourse over the 2030 EU climate and energy policy package. This paper offers a comprehensive assessment of the EU package, with its...
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