Using classical models of information processing and persuasion, this study examines the efficiency of European Directive 1999/94/EC, pertaining to automotive carbon emission information, as a means to encourage more sustainable consumption patterns. The Directive requires European carmakers to...

Aim of the study The purpose of this article is to present the second National Plan for Health and Environment (PNSE 2) that has just been published for the period 2009–2013. Method The French government has just published the National plan for health and environment describing which action it...

The climate – energy project bill, voted in the House of Representatives in 2009, has undergone many changes since it is studied by the Senate. Discussions have been slowed by health reform in 2010 and then by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The midterm elections are perceived as a new...

La stabilité du climat est le prototype d’un bien commun dont bénéficie chaque habitant de la planète où qu’il se trouve. Pour préserver ce bien, il apparaît nécessaire de réduire radicalement les émissions globales de gaz à effet de serre. Individuellement, chaque acteur ou pays...

This paper compares the results of the three state of the art climate-energy-economy models IMACLIM-R, ReMIND-R, and WITCH to assess the costs of climate change mitigation in scenarios in which the implementation of a global climate agreement is delayed or major emitters decide to participate in...

Previous literature has identified oil and gas prices as being the main drivers of CO2 prices in a univariate Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (GARCH) econometric framework (Alberola et al., 2008; Oberndorfer, 2009). By contrast, we argue in this article that the...

Cet ouvrage se veut une contribution au débat français autour des questions environnementales et économiques soulevées par les problématiques énergétiques : gaz de schiste, place du nucléaire, efficacité du système énergétique et précarité des usagers. Les auteurs expliquent que...

Natural risks have major impact on our daily life and on our national, local and individual economy. In the framework of the sustainable development, consistent and effective means of prevention have to be set up. The risk recognition is one of the main factors affecting economic decisions, such...