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Access to modern energy : a review of impact evaluations

Bonan, Jacopo; Pareglio, Stefano; Tavoni, Massimo - 2014

Universal access to modern energy services, in terms of access to electricity and to modern cooking facilities, has been recognized as fundamental challenge for development and is likely to be included in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. Despite a strong praise for action and several...

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Access to modern energy : a review of barriers, drivers and impacts

Bonan, Jacopo; Pareglio, Stefano; Tavoni, Massimo - 2016 - This version: 5 July 2016

Universal access to modern energy services, in terms of access to electricity and to modern cooking facilities, has been recognized as a fundamental challenge for development. Despite strong praise for action and the deployment of large-scale electrification programs and improved cookstove (ICS)...

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What should we expect from innovation? : a model-based assessment of the environmental and mitigation cost implications of climate-related R&D

Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Duval, Romain; … - 2010

This paper addresses two basic issues related to technological innovation and climate stabilisation objectives: i) Can … innovation policies be effective in stabilising greenhouse gas concentrations? ii) To what extent can innovation policies … technical progress in the energy sector. We evaluate a range of innovation policies, both as a stand-alone instrument and in …

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Innovation benefits from nuclear phase-out : can they compensate the costs?

De Cian, Enrica; Carrara, Samuel; Tavoni, Massimo - 2012

available low carbon mitigation options, can promote innovation in new technologies and eventually generate welfare gains. We … due to both climate and innovation market failures. Our results show that phasing out nuclear power stimulates additional … R&D investments and deployment of infant technologies with large learning potential. The innovation benefits which this …

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Optimal energy investment and R&D strategies to stabilise greenhouse gas atmospheric concentrations

Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Massetti, Emanuele; … - 2007

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International energy R&D spillovers and the economics of greenhouse gas atmospheric stabilzation

Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Massetti, Emanuele; … - 2007

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Incertain R&D, backstop technology and GHGs stabilization

Bosetti, Valentina (contributor); … - 2007

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"Neighbors as competitors" or "neighbors as partners" : how does market segmentation affect regional energy efficiency in China?

Nie, Liang; Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2019

Existing studies have focused on the negative impact of inefficient resource allocation on energy performance in China's factor market, but neglected to further explore the underlying reason for this phenomenon from the perspective of market segmentation. In this paper, the epsilon-based measure...

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China's pursuit of environmentally sustainable development : harnessing the new engine of technological innovation

Jin, Wei; Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2016

investment and innovation-driven, environmentally sustainable development holds important implications for both national and … and innovation-driven, environmentally sustainable growth path. We show that if R&D technological innovation is … environmental quality improves at a rate of 2.5%. In contrast, if R&D technological innovation is not harnessed as a new growth …

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Directed technological change and energy efficiency improvements

Witajewski-Baltvilks, Jan; Verdolini, Elena; Tavoni, Massimo - 2015

This paper applies the Directed Technical Change (DTC) framework to study improvements in the efficiency of energy use. We present a theoretical model which (1) shows that the demand for energy is shifted down by innovations in energy intensive sectors and (2) highlights the drivers of...

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