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Should We Ban Unconventional Oil Extraction to Reduce Global Warming?

Carrara, Samuel - 2014

impacts than the extraction of conventional oil. The European Union (EU) estimates that oil sands lead to 22% more emissions … than conventional oil. The EU is very concerned by the potential climate and environmental impacts and has considered … unilateral ban of the EU on unconventional oil has no climate benefits and it is expensive for Europe …

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How Does Climate Policy Affect Technical Change - An Analysis of the Direction and Pace of Technical Progress in a Climate-Economy Model

Carraro, Carlo - 2012

This paper analyses whether and how a climate policy designed to stabilize greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is likely to change the direction and pace of technical progress. The analysis is performed using an upgraded version of WITCH, a dynamic integrated regional model of the world economy....

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Beyond Copenhagen : A Realistic Climate Policy in a Fragmented World

Carraro, Carlo; Massetti, Emanuele - 2012

We propose a realistic approach to climate policy based on the Copenhagen Agreement to reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) emissions. We assess by how much the non-binding, although official, commitments to reduce emissions made in Copenhagen will affect the level of world GHGs emissions in 2020. Our...

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Incentives and Stability of International Climate Coalitions : An Integrated Assessment

Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; De Cian, Enrica; … - 2012

This paper analyses the incentives to participate in and the stability of international climate coalitions. Using the integrated assessment model WITCH, the analysis of coalitions’ profitability and stability is performed under alternative assumptions concerning the pure rate of time...

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