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Chapter 7. Quasi-experimental methods in environmental economics: Opportunities and challenges
Deschenes, Olivier; Meng, Kyle C. - In: Handbook of environmental economics : Volume 4, (pp. 285-332). 2018
This paper examines the application of quasi-experimental methods in environmental economics. We begin with two observations: (i) standard quasi-experimental methods, first applied in other microeconomic fields, typically assume unit-level treatments that do not spill over across units; (ii)...
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Carbon market and climate negotiations.
Shaw, Suzanne; De Perthuis, Christian - Université Paris-Dauphine - 2010
In the wake of the Copenhagen Conference and the outstanding issue of shaping climate change mitigation for the period beyond that covered by the Kyoto protocol, this paper puts into context the various economic instruments available fot tackling climate change, and highlights the emergence, as...
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Pricing emission permits in the absence of abatement
Hintermann, Beat - In: Energy Economics 34 (2012) 5, pp. 1329-1340
If emissions are stochastic and firms are unable to control them through abatement, the cap in a permit market may be exceeded, or not be reached. I derive a binary options pricing formula that expresses the permit price as a function of the penalty for noncompliance and the probability of an...
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Carbon market and climate negotiations
Shaw, Suzanne; De Perthuis, Christian - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010
In the wake of the Copenhagen Conference and the outstanding issue of shaping climate change mitigation for the period beyond that covered by the Kyoto protocol, this paper puts into context the various economic instruments available fot tackling climate change, and highlights the emergence, as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010708938
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Assessing China's Energy Conservation and Carbon Intensity : How will the Future Differ from the Past?
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2013
that lead to the lack of local official’s cooperation on the environment, and concludes that their cooperation, and strict …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014045283
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Mitigation of Methane Emissions : A Rapid and Cost-Effective Response to Climate Change
Kemfert, Claudia; Schill, Wolf-Peter - 2009
Methane is a major anthropogenic greenhouse gas, second only to carbon dioxide (CO2) in its impact on climate change. Methane (CH4) has a high global warming potential that is 25 times as large as the one of CO2 on a 100 year time horizon according to the latest IPCC report. Thus, CH4...
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The Economics of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Developing Asia
Reis, Lara - 2017
Developing Asia has the world's fastest greenhouse gas emissions growth. This study uses an economy-energy-climate model to assess the effects of Paris Agreement pledges on Asia, in comparison with business as usual (BAU) and more ambitious scenarios. Results confirm that pledges must be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012966134
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Governance, Climate Change and Finance : The Nigerian Perspective
Okediya, Peter - 2022
Sustainable finance is simply the alignment of the financial system with principles of sustainability. Investments in climate change mitigation and reduction in greenhouse gases emisiions constitute the largest number of sustainable finance investments. A good number of countries have set up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014238637
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A Policy Report to Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions. The Minister’s idea is to subsidize insulation schemes. Can you give her a menu of options?
Olagunju, Olasunkanmi Olusogo - 2022
of Environment to solve the quagmires of GHG emissions. Having adopted institutional theory and content analysis, the … policy brief advised the Minister of Environment that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can heighten the pressure of climate … regulations and intervention. The policy brief recommends to the new Minister of Environment that carbon tax, congestion levy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014241817
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Climate risk, bank lending and monetary policy
Altavilla, Carlo; Boucinha, Miguel; Pagano, Marco; … - 2024
Combining euro-area credit register and carbon emission data, we provide evidence of a climate risk-taking channel in banks' lending policies. Banks charge higher interest rates to firms featuring greater carbon emissions, and lower rates to firms committing to lower emissions, controlling for...
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