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Climate transition risks and the energy sector
Acharya, Viral V.; Giglio, Stefano; Pastore, Stefano; … - 2025
We build a general equilibrium model to study how climate transition risks affect energy prices and the valuations of different firms in the energy sector. We consider two types of fossil fuel firms: incumbents that have developed oil reserves they can extract today or tomorrow, and new entrants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015191589
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Is there a green paradox?
Hoel, Michael - 2010
A sufficiently rapidly rising carbon tax may increase near-term emissions compared with the case of no carbon tax. Even so, such a carbon tax path may reduce total costs related to climate change, since the tax may reduce total carbon extraction. A government cannot commit to a specific carbon...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274935
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Fiscal and regulatory instruments for clean technology development in the European Union
Dechezleprêtre, Antoine; Popp, David - 2015
This policy note investigates whether the current level of public support to environment-friendly technologies is sufficient to allow European countries to respond to the multiple challenges posed by climate change and other environmental concerns. We first lay out the justifications for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519926
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Policies to support sustainable long-term growth in New Zealand
Cheung, Calista - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
innovation leveraged off the country’s strong primary industry knowledge base. Continuing to raise skill levels and the … technologies de l’information et de la communication, ainsi qu’une innovation tirant parti de la solide base de connaissances du …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276855
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Niger - land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for regional development, jobs, and food security
Adamou, Rabani; Ibrahim, Boubacar; Bonkaney, Abdou Latif; … - 2021
The Sahel is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change in the world. Located in the central part, Niger is facing many complex and interconnected challenges which strongly hinder the achievement of the key sustainable development goals (SDGs). The high population growth rate (3.8% per...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012662859
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Nigeria - land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for regional development, jobs, and food security
Olayide, Olawale Emmanuel - 2021
This review report involves the analysis and synthesis of literatures on climate change, land use, energy, livelihoods and sustainable development in Nigeria. The methodology employed in the review involves searching keywords related to the study objectives on relevant literature search engines...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012662860
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Senegal - land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for regional development, jobs, and food security
Faye, Amy; Dièye, Mohamadou; Diakhaté, Pape Bilal; … - 2021
Located in West Africa, Senegal is classified as a least-developed country that has historically had political stability and slow economic growth compared to the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, from 2012 onward, a new government has adopted new policies (infrastructure investments,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012662861
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Sudan - land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for regional development, jobs, and food security
Osman, Abdelrahman Khidir; Ali, Adil M. - 2021
Sudan is situated in Sub-Saharan Africa, covering an area of about 1.9 million km2 and has a population of 43 million. It is regarded as one of the countries in the world where human development is least advanced with a poverty rate of about 46%. Sudan's economy is based on agriculture, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012662862
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Flexible Mandates for Investment in New Technology
Patino Echeverri, Dalia; Burtraw, Dallas; Palmer, Karen - 2012
Regulators often seek to promote the use of improved, cleaner technology when new investments occur; however, technology mandates are suspected of raising costs and delaying investment. We examine investment choices for electricity generation under a strict emissions rate performance standard...
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The role of patent protection in (clean/green) technology transfer
Hall, Bronwyn; Helmers, Christian - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2010
innovation and international technology transfer in general. The literature suggests that patent protection in a host country … encourages technology transfer to that country but that its impact on innovation and development is much more ambiguous. We then … externalities, implies that IP may not be the ideal and cannot be the only policy instrument to encourage innovation in this area …
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