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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Emissions Trading"”.
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Personal carbon emissions trading : an experimental analysis
… was conducted that simulated a personal emissions trading scheme.
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The rise and fall of open market emissions trading in New Jersey
… promulgated rules governing its Open Market Emissions Trading (OMET) program. With a goal to provide industry with a greater degree of flexibility in meeting federal air compliance directives and simultaneously move the state towards the attainment of National Ambient Air Quality Standards …
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Climate policy and the airline industry : emissions trading and renewable jet fuel
… thesis, I assess the impact of the current EU Emissions Trading Scheme and a hypothetical renewable jet fuel mandate on US airlines. I find that both the EU Scheme up until 2020 and a renewable jet fuel mandate of 1 bn gallons per year from 2018 to 2022 would have a small impact on US airlines …
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Carbon permit prices in the European emissions trading system : a stochastic analysis
The Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) is a cornerstone for European efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and in its test phase will operate from 2005-2007. It is a cap-and-trade system where an aggregate cap on emissions is set by the respective government agencies to define the total number of …
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Real Options Analysis of Carbon Forestry Under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
… change legislation called the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZETS), designed to create a carbon price in the economy. Under the NZETS, new forests planted on and after 1st January 1990 (known as post-1989 forests) are eligible to earn carbon credits and sell them domestically and …
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Impact of European Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) on carbon emissions and investment decisions in the power sector
This masters thesis assesses the impact of a emissions trading on short-term carbon abatement and investment decisions in the power sector. Environmental benefits from carbon abatement due to emissions trading are quantified using top-down trend analysis and a bottom-up power sector model …
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The influence of interest groups on the system of carbon leakage protection in the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS)
… in the basic act of the European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS), which sets out the parameters for the inclusion of sectors and subsectors on the Carbon Leakage List. By examining the initial proposal of the of the EU ETS Carbon Leakage List, as presented by the European Commission in …
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A Brazilian Emissions Trading Scheme: modelling a legal framework to secure its environmental integrity and ensuring effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
… emitters of CO2. However, given its unique emissions profile, which results from its high proportion of land-use related emissions together with the potential availability of renewable energy sources, Brazil possesses enormous potential to reduce its CO2 emissions and transit to a low-carbon …
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Az Európai Unió emissziókereskedelmi rendszerében résztvevő gázerőmű reálopciós döntési modelljének alkalmazásai = Real option decision model applications for a European Union Emissions Trading System participant gas-fueled power generator
Az értekezésben egy EU ETS résztvevő gáztüzelésű villamos erőműre vonatkozó reálopciós döntési modell néhány fontos alkalmazását ismertetem. A technológiai korlátozó tényezők (például minimum üzemelési idő, felfuttatási költségek) elhanyagolása esetén a profitmaximalizáló erőmű csak abban az …
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Giving Effect to the Kyoto Mechanisms: Implications for South African Policy and Legislation
… namely the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Emissions Trading and their rules and guidelines for implementation. Regard will be had to specific emissions trading schemes as models for a future South African trading scheme and specific CDM projects currently under development in South Africa …
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Structures et fonctionnements des marchés du carbone
… in the theoretical and actual functioning of the emissions trading systems resulting from the coming into force of the Kyoto protocol in 2005 and the implementation of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in 2002. The first part of the work is devoted to a literature-based analysis …
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Assessment of Decarbonization Pathways of Japan
… combine domestic mitigation measures such as emissions targets from the updated Japan’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), power mix goals, and availability of carbon capture and storage (CCS) with international emissions trading. The impacts on CO₂ emissions, GDP, consumption, carbon …
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Jungtinių Tautų ir Europos Sąjungos teisinės priemonės sprendžiant klimato kaitos problemas /
… commitment by developed countries to reduce emissions could solve the problem of climate change. The Kyoto Protocol of the UNFCCC was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997. The major distinction between the two, however, is that while the UNFCCC encouraged developed countries to …
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The EU ETS: A Critical Analysis
… with many centered around the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme. As such, a critical analysis of the EU ETS & its effectiveness is crucial to assess whether the EU carbon market is an effective mechanism to achieve climate stabilization. The effectiveness of the overall program was …
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Corporate adoption and implementation of innovative environmental policy measures in China
… economic instruments, such as taxes and emissions trading. However, with the environmental degradation becoming more and more serious, these traditional approaches have become inadequate. Several innovative measures, including voluntary action, collaborations between stakeholders, and …
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Regulating mercury with the Clear Skies Act : the resulting impacts on innovation, human health, and the global community
… strategy for mercury, developing a cap and trade emissions credit trading program under the Clear Skies Initiative. Although emissions trading was proven to be a successful regulatory strategy for sulfur dioxide through the 1992 Acid Rain Program, the uniquely dangerous properties of mercury make …
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CO2 Market Design and Operation.
… operation of the Kyoto Protocol, the European Emissions Trading Scheme and the United Kingdom's Carbon Reduction Commitment. The case studies were developed through participant observation between October 2006 and June 2010. The research developed a conceptual framework for the study of CO2 …
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Market-based approach for improving ship air emissions
… approaches are for the reduction of ship air emissions, particularly CO2. Furthermore, the study also considered which types of market-based tools may be available for application to the shipping industry. This project was not intended to design or optimize a system for the maritime community. …
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Assessing selected technologies and operational strategies for improving the environmental performance of future aircraft
… lead to significant reductions in NO, and soot emissions, potentially improving engine hot section life. With increasing fuel prices and possible introduction of emissions trading in the future, fuel burn may become a more critical aircraft design driver. Increasing engine bypass ratio and …
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