Barriers to Acting in Time on Energy and Strategies for Overcoming
... Second, positive illusions allow us to conclude that energy problems don’t exist or are not severe enough to merit action—in other words, to stick our heads in the sand. Third, we interpret events in a self-serving manner, a tendency that leads us to expect others to do more than us to solve energy ...
... Second, positive illusions allow us to conclude that energy problems don’t exist or are not severe enough to merit action—in other words, to stick our heads in the sand. Third, we interpret events in a self-serving manner, a tendency that leads us to expect others to do more than us to solve energy ...
Study on the Opportunities, Challenges and Relevant Strategies
... At present, China still can not get ride of the traditional high-carbon economic development model of high input, high emission, high pollution, low output, low effectiveness and economic development show the features of extensive style with high dependence on energy and resources, which need to pay ...
... At present, China still can not get ride of the traditional high-carbon economic development model of high input, high emission, high pollution, low output, low effectiveness and economic development show the features of extensive style with high dependence on energy and resources, which need to pay ...
PowerPoint-Präsentation
... Call for progress in OECD on how export credits can contribute to address climate change ...
... Call for progress in OECD on how export credits can contribute to address climate change ...
Energy and Health 6 Policies for accelerating access to clean
... • Increased access to clean energy services for poorest populations of world is current high priority for public health • Reducing public-health effects of current fossil fuel use is also a priority • With careful planning, appropriate incentives, and development and spread of advanced technologies, ...
... • Increased access to clean energy services for poorest populations of world is current high priority for public health • Reducing public-health effects of current fossil fuel use is also a priority • With careful planning, appropriate incentives, and development and spread of advanced technologies, ...
BLACKROCK INVESTMENT INSTITUTE
... global financial system, is looking into stress testing of portfolios (starting with insurers) for carbon and eventually water risks. This will likely have implications for pension plans (which own many of the assets) and governments (which generate tax revenues from the ...
... global financial system, is looking into stress testing of portfolios (starting with insurers) for carbon and eventually water risks. This will likely have implications for pension plans (which own many of the assets) and governments (which generate tax revenues from the ...
Economic growth and development with low-carbon energy
... require radical and sustained improvements in carbon productivity, that is, the amount of carbon emitted per dollar of GDP. This should be possible, at least in principle. Fossil fuel-based energy has been a crucial ingredient to economic growth for decades. But modern energy, which drives growth, d ...
... require radical and sustained improvements in carbon productivity, that is, the amount of carbon emitted per dollar of GDP. This should be possible, at least in principle. Fossil fuel-based energy has been a crucial ingredient to economic growth for decades. But modern energy, which drives growth, d ...
the low-carbon development strategy of cyprus
... aims to make the European Union's economy and energy system more competitive, secure and sustainable. While the EU is making good progress towards meeting its climate and energy targets for 2020, an integrated policy framework for the period up to 2030 is needed to ensure regulatory certainty for in ...
... aims to make the European Union's economy and energy system more competitive, secure and sustainable. While the EU is making good progress towards meeting its climate and energy targets for 2020, an integrated policy framework for the period up to 2030 is needed to ensure regulatory certainty for in ...
Low-carbon Economy --the Inevitable Choice to Achieve Sustainable Development
... Both the recycling economy and the low-carbon economy are popular economic models. Based on market mechanisms, through the establishment of policy countermeasures and the development of science and technology, they promote the transformation from high input, high consumption and high emissions, low ...
... Both the recycling economy and the low-carbon economy are popular economic models. Based on market mechanisms, through the establishment of policy countermeasures and the development of science and technology, they promote the transformation from high input, high consumption and high emissions, low ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES USING THE MARKET TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE:
... The impact of a carbon tax on emission mitigation and the economy will depend in part on the amount and use of the tax revenue. An economy‐wide U.S. carbon tax of $20 per ton CO2 would likely raise more than $100 billion per year. The carbon tax revenue could be put toward innumerable uses. Th ...
... The impact of a carbon tax on emission mitigation and the economy will depend in part on the amount and use of the tax revenue. An economy‐wide U.S. carbon tax of $20 per ton CO2 would likely raise more than $100 billion per year. The carbon tax revenue could be put toward innumerable uses. Th ...
Teng and Jotzo Reaping the Economic Benefits of Decarbonization for China
... climate change could shift from the traditional burden sharing paradigm to a benefit and opportunity-sharing paradigm. China is the most important player in determining whether the world embarks on this journey. China has experienced a period of extremely rapid growth, with great increases in carbon ...
... climate change could shift from the traditional burden sharing paradigm to a benefit and opportunity-sharing paradigm. China is the most important player in determining whether the world embarks on this journey. China has experienced a period of extremely rapid growth, with great increases in carbon ...
Hidden Costs: The Precautionary Principle, and Risks of Clean
... Former Secretary of State George Shultz also referenced the Principle in a recent Wall Street Journal conference on ECO:nomics, 5 rationalizing clean energy subsidies as a necessary “insurance policy” against the catastrophic consequences of climate change. And according to some commentators, enjoy ...
... Former Secretary of State George Shultz also referenced the Principle in a recent Wall Street Journal conference on ECO:nomics, 5 rationalizing clean energy subsidies as a necessary “insurance policy” against the catastrophic consequences of climate change. And according to some commentators, enjoy ...
AEE newsletter March 00 - Association of Energy Engineers | New
... interest in weeds to an epiphany during his undergraduate years at the University of California at Riverside: noticing a weed springing up through a crack in the Southern California pavement, he was suddenly struck with wonder at any organism that could flourish in such a hot, dry, hostile environme ...
... interest in weeds to an epiphany during his undergraduate years at the University of California at Riverside: noticing a weed springing up through a crack in the Southern California pavement, he was suddenly struck with wonder at any organism that could flourish in such a hot, dry, hostile environme ...
Climate change policy in the United Kingdom (opens in new window)
... Climate-change policy in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom started to pursue policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a relatively early date and now has a comprehensive set of measures in place. It has set clear targets for emission reductions consistent with international goals of limiti ...
... Climate-change policy in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom started to pursue policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a relatively early date and now has a comprehensive set of measures in place. It has set clear targets for emission reductions consistent with international goals of limiti ...
Adopted Energy Strategy and Carbon Management Programme
... term. It is therefore of the upmost importance to East Ayrshire Council to continue to identify opportunities where reductions in energy usage can be achieved in order to both mitigate these increases and potentially contribute further savings to on-going running costs. The Carbon Reduction Commitme ...
... term. It is therefore of the upmost importance to East Ayrshire Council to continue to identify opportunities where reductions in energy usage can be achieved in order to both mitigate these increases and potentially contribute further savings to on-going running costs. The Carbon Reduction Commitme ...
Roadmap to Zero Emissions
... Rapid global urbanization and the necessity for a complete phaseout of GHG emissions call for a major transformation in the built environment, from a post-WWII fossil-fuel-reliant and consumptive model, to one that essentially emits zero carbon. The time frame for transformation has been established ...
... Rapid global urbanization and the necessity for a complete phaseout of GHG emissions call for a major transformation in the built environment, from a post-WWII fossil-fuel-reliant and consumptive model, to one that essentially emits zero carbon. The time frame for transformation has been established ...
The effects of energy costs on firm re
... relationship between industrial electricity prices at the country level and the location decisions made by internationally-mobile firms. Since many factors will co-determine electricity prices in a given country, the paper cannot be considered as testing the existence of the PHH. However, it is a co ...
... relationship between industrial electricity prices at the country level and the location decisions made by internationally-mobile firms. Since many factors will co-determine electricity prices in a given country, the paper cannot be considered as testing the existence of the PHH. However, it is a co ...
The Price of Climate Change
... capital to projects that reduce emissions. Putting a price on carbon emissions is key for determining the value of energy-intensive industries, we believe. Carbon prices are mostly driven by policy, however, and currently offer little incentive to force emitters into palliative action and consumers ...
... capital to projects that reduce emissions. Putting a price on carbon emissions is key for determining the value of energy-intensive industries, we believe. Carbon prices are mostly driven by policy, however, and currently offer little incentive to force emitters into palliative action and consumers ...
Knowledge Horizons - Economics Tackling Climate Change in the
... emissions reduction. In 2007 the European Commission made public the first report on the progress in sustainable development strategy. In December 2008 EU adopted its energy - climate change package, showing leadership in combating global climate change. As part of the future post-2012 global agreem ...
... emissions reduction. In 2007 the European Commission made public the first report on the progress in sustainable development strategy. In December 2008 EU adopted its energy - climate change package, showing leadership in combating global climate change. As part of the future post-2012 global agreem ...
Atmospheric Environment and Renewable Energy
... locally change its composition. The most significant man-made atmospheric additions (carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, hydrocarbons, liquids such as water vapor, and solid particles) are gases and aerosol particles that are toxic to animal and plant life when concentrated by local weather conditions, ...
... locally change its composition. The most significant man-made atmospheric additions (carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, hydrocarbons, liquids such as water vapor, and solid particles) are gases and aerosol particles that are toxic to animal and plant life when concentrated by local weather conditions, ...
Busting the Carbon Budget: Low Carbon Economy Index.
... warming by the end of the 21st century. The current consensus target by governments, convened by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is to limit temperature increase to not more than 2°C. Based on the carbon budgets calculated by the IPCC, we re-examined our LCEI to evaluate the ...
... warming by the end of the 21st century. The current consensus target by governments, convened by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is to limit temperature increase to not more than 2°C. Based on the carbon budgets calculated by the IPCC, we re-examined our LCEI to evaluate the ...
the politics of plenty - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
... world are increasing. According to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA), total world oil reserves increased 11 percent from 3,012 billion barrels in 2011 to 3,357 billion barrels in 2013, of which 10 percent, or 345 billion barrels, were unconventional oil reserves. The jump in w ...
... world are increasing. According to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA), total world oil reserves increased 11 percent from 3,012 billion barrels in 2011 to 3,357 billion barrels in 2013, of which 10 percent, or 345 billion barrels, were unconventional oil reserves. The jump in w ...
Draft Deliverable on “Overview of Energy Saving of Networks”
... server at the entrance of networks so as to cache frequently-accessed content on the cache server. Meanwhile, capacity needs of networks are generally decided to deal with peaks of traffic. For this reason, 1-2) peak-shifting the traffic as much as possible can reduce the number of networks devices ...
... server at the entrance of networks so as to cache frequently-accessed content on the cache server. Meanwhile, capacity needs of networks are generally decided to deal with peaks of traffic. For this reason, 1-2) peak-shifting the traffic as much as possible can reduce the number of networks devices ...
A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income
... to signal to consumers that there is a cost in using it. This pass-through benefit will be far less visible to consumers than a dividend. And they will only receive it if state regulators succeed in enforcing the pass through. Moreover, “the burden of adjustment imposed by the carbon cap will fall m ...
... to signal to consumers that there is a cost in using it. This pass-through benefit will be far less visible to consumers than a dividend. And they will only receive it if state regulators succeed in enforcing the pass through. Moreover, “the burden of adjustment imposed by the carbon cap will fall m ...