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Showing 1 to 20 of 121 for “"climate policy"”.
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Political economy and economic impacts of climate policy
Die vorliegende Dissertation analysiert die politische Ökonomie und die ökonomischen Auswirkungen der Klimapolitik. Die Arbeit zeigt, dass die Ausgestaltung marktbasierter Instrumente des Klimaschutzes durch das Verhalten von politischen Entscheidungsträgern begründet werden kann, die ihre …
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A general equilibrium analysis of climate policy for aviation
… aviation's contribution to the global problem of climate change is increasingly likely in the near term, but the method agreed upon by most economists-a multi-sectoral market-based approach such as a cap and trade system-is opposed by industry stakeholders. An efficient economy-wide policy would …
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Economic modeling of urban pollution and climate policy interactions
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003.
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Equitable energy for Massachusetts : how can climate policy reduce inequality?
Massachusetts is widely recognized as a climate leader and a state that prioritizes social equity. However, existing Massachusetts climate policy does not effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and has limited support for marginalized communities. The state's annual $730 million of investment …
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Distributed household effects of climate policy in the United States
The net effects of various climate policies on households in the United States are assessed, with particular attention to the distribution of economic outcomes across geography, urbanity, and income groups. Climate policy has the potential to assess more costs to low-income households than …
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Glocalizing Forests: Transnational Networks and the Geography of Global Climate Policy
Discussions of global climate policy center on proposals for reform of theUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiating process. The focus on state actors to the exclusion of other types oforganizations active in global climate policy, however, glosses over the …
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Analysis of uncertainty in large models with application to climate policy
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1996.
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Implementing Climate Policy and Renewable Energy Technology – The Role of Lobbying
Climate Change has become an increasingly discussed issue in the United States and around the world. Despite levels of support of over 60% in all states, very little action has been taken on this front in the United States. Understanding how to effectively implement renewable energy technology and …
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Transport energy demand: techno-economic modelling and scenarios for Irish climate policy
The case for energy policy modelling is strong in Ireland, where stringent EU climate targets are projected to be overshot by 2015. Policy targets aiming to deliver greenhouse gas and renewable energy targets have been made, but it is unclear what savings are to be achieved and from which sectors. …
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Climate policy and the airline industry : emissions trading and renewable jet fuel
In this 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 …
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Uncertainty and learning in sequential decision-making : the case of climate policy
The debate over a policy response to global climate change has been and continues to be deadlocked between 1) the view that the impacts of climate change are too uncertain and so any policy response should be delayed until we learn more, and 2) the view that we cannot wait to resolve the …
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Climate policy design : interactions among carbon dioxide, methane, and urban air pollution constraints
Limiting anthropogenic climate change over the next century will require controlling multiple substances. The Kyoto Protocol structure constrains the major greenhouse gases and allows trading among them, but there exist other possible regime architectures which may be more efficient. Tradeoffs …
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An Analysis of the European Union Climate Policy: Governance, Domestic Politics and Policy Outcomes
… and convergence on the enforcement of climate legislation. In the empirical analysis, I investigate whether and how powerful member states and member states whose interests converge with the EU affect en-forcement. The dependent variable describes a key enforcement measure, the total …
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The future of natural gas in China : effects of pricing reform and climate policy
… as a way to improve living standards. Chinese policy makers have recently launched nationwide gas pricing reform that links the natural gas price to oil prices to address natural gas supply shortages. My analysis of the pricing reform shows that it leads to a better predictability and …
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Sectoral incidence and efficiency of climate policy : a quantitative economic analysis of alternative policy designs
Eine gesellschaftlich akzeptable Klimapolitik darf aus der Sicht der Entscheidungsträger in der EU die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit europäischer energieintensiver Industrien nicht gefährden. Die vorliegende Dissertation bewertet intersektorale Verteilungswirkungen der europäischen Klimapolitik und …
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State Steering in Polycentric Governance Systems: Climate Policy Integration in Ontario and California's Transportation Sectors
The post-Kyoto era of climate governance has witnessed a dramatic increase in the number and diversity of actors and organizations, resulting in a complex institutional regime that displays the essential features of polycentric governance (Keohane and Victor 2011; Abbott 2012; 2018). The complexity …
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Techno-economic and socio-economic modelling of energy in road transport to inform climate policy
… using modelling tools to develop strategies and policy measures to deliver timely and effective reductions of harmful greenhouse gas emissions across all energy related sectors. Techno-economic models have a track record in developing low carbon pathways from a technical standpoint, though they …
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Translating international commitments to domestic action : Mercury co-benefits, sustainable development, and climate policy in China
National commitments on the Paris Agreement on climate change interact with other global environment and sustainability objectives, such as the Minamata Convention on Mercury and the global Sustainable Development Goals. Understanding the interactions between climate change, air pollution, and …
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The effects of interactions between federal and state climate policies : implications for federal climate policy design
In the absence of a federal policy to cap greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions many states are moving forward with their own initiatives, which currently range from announcements of commitments to reduce greenhouse gases to a regional multi-state cap-and-trade program slated to begin in 2009. As …
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