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Uncertainty in climate science and climate policy [PDF]
, 2014 This essay, written by a statistician and a climate scientist, describes our view of the gap that exists between current practice in mainstream climate science, and the practical needs of policymakers charged with exploring possible interventions in the ...
Crucifix, Michel, Rougier, Jonathan
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Environmental Sciences Europe, 2023 Beyond climate change, the planet faces several other environmental challenges that are at least as threatening, such as the loss of biodiversity. In each case, the problems are driven by similar factors, such as fossil fuels and intensive livestock ...
Felix Ekardt +5 more
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Energies, 2021 The expansion of photovoltaics in German cities has so far fallen short of expectations. The concept of ‘tenant electricity’ (‘Mieterstrom’ in German), in which tenants of a building are supplied with solar power produced on site, offers great potential ...
Raphael Moser +3 more
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Environmental Sciences Europe, 2023 Background Phosphorus recycling is an important cornerstone of sustainable phosphorus management and required to establish a circular economy in line with the EU Green Deal.
Katharine Heyl +2 more
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DISCOUNTING AND CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY [PDF]
, 2007 A constant social discount rate cannot reflect both a reasonable opportunity cost of public funds and an ethically defensible concern for generations in the distant future. We use a model of hyperbolic discounting that achieves both goals.
Karp, Larry S., Tsur, Yacov
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Climate Policy Without Commitment [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010 Climate mitigation policy should be imposed over a long period, and spur development of new technologies in order to make stabilization of green house gas concentrations economically feasible. The government may announce current and future policy packages that stimulate current R&D in climate-friendly technologies.
Rolf Golombek +2 more
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Bacteria, 2023 The establishment of Permanent Preservation Plots (PPPs) in natural forests has a signifi-cant role in assessing the impact of climate change on forests.
Saritha Boya +4 more
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Democratic inclusiveness, climate policy outputs, and climate policy outcomes [PDF]
Democratization, 2015 In an ideal inclusive political system, all citizens are equally able to influence and challenge policies. We focus on how inclusiveness affects climate policies and outcomes. We argue that more inclusive systems should produce more policies in response to environmental threats and should have better outcomes.
Böhmelt, Tobias +2 more
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Towards a Digital Product Passport Fit for Contributing to a Circular Economy
Energies, 2021 The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a concept of a policy instrument particularly pushed by policy circles to contribute to a circular economy. The preliminary design of the DPP is supposed to have product-related information compiled mainly by ...
Thomas Adisorn +2 more
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, 2022 In the presence of strategic complementarities stemming from peer effects in demand or from technological spill-overs, propagation and amplification mechanisms increase the effectiveness of climate policies. This suggests that climate goals can be met with smaller policy interventions.
Van Der Ploeg, Frederick +1 more
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