2 Jurisdictions with carbon markets currently account for about 40% of global economic activity (GDP) 1. Linking these different carbon markets with the ultimate goal of establishing a global carbon market is seen by many as an integral part of the future climate regime, since it can increase the pool of mitigation options available, thereby reducing costs and allowing countries to increase the...

The obesity epidemic and global warming are linked through energy use. A personal carbon trading scheme aimed at reducing fossil fuel usage could act as a "stealth intervention" for reducing obesity by increasing personal energy use. Such a scheme would complement a corporate "cap and trade" system for carbon emissions, which should increase the relative price of processed, energy-dense foods. ...

abstract in order to assess the environmental impact of agricultural activity, the long-term sustainability should be considered. in order to achieve solutions to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in the production of rainfed sunflower, this assessment was conducted in the north east of iran. four production methods, i.e. conventional tillage (ct), tow reduced tillages (rt1and rt2)...

The emission targets adopted in the Kyoto Protocol far exceed the likely level of emissions from Russia and Ukraine. These countries could sell their “bubbles” if the Protocol enters into force and industrialized countries establish an international emission trading system. Using the most recent, comprehensive scenarios for emissions of carbon dioxide from the energy system we estimate that dur...

Purpose: Low-carbon economy requires the pursuit of eco-efficiency, which is a win-win situation between economic and environmental efficiency. In this paper the question of trading off the economic and environmental effects embodied in eco-efficiency in the hybrid manufacturing/remanufacturing logistics network design in the context of low-carbon economy is examined. Design/methodology/approac...

The ‘‘green paradox’’ by Hans–Werner Sinn suggests that increasing resource taxes accelerate global warming because resource owners increase near-term extraction in fear of higher future taxation. In this note we show that this effect does only occur for the specific set of carbon taxes that increase at a rate higher than the effective discount rate of the resource owners. We calculate a critic...

Abstract To achieve the goals of sustainable development and energy conservation emission reduction, a model is constructed through system dynamics to explain mechanism carbon emissions trading analyze impact on China’s electric power based analyzing relationship between market electricity market. The role simulation its policy effects it. results show that has an on-grid price, installed capac...

Emission trading schemes like the European Union Emissions Trading System (EUETS) try to reconcile economic efficiency and ecological efficiency by creating financial incentives for companies to invest in climate-friendly innovations. Using real options methodology we demonstrate that under uncertainty economic and ecological efficiency are still mutually exclusive. This problem is even tighten...

Emissions trading is a form of environmental regulation in which a regulatory body specifies the total allowable discharge of pollutants, divides this cap into individual permits assigned to individual polluters, and allows trading of the resulting permits. Laboratory experiments, in which paid subjects participate in controlled markets, can be used to test both proposals for emission trading a...