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Challenges from State-Federal Interactions in US Climate Change Policy
State-Federal US Climate Change Policy
2015/7/17
Throughout most of US history, state and local governments have had the primary responsibility for environmental protection (Richard L. Revesz 2001). However, since the passage of the National Environ...
THE CHOICE OF DISCOUNT RATE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY EVALUATION
Discounting discount rate climate change
2015/7/17
Nearly all discussions about the appropriate consumption discount rate for climate-change policy evaluation assume that a single discount rate concept applies. We argue that two distinct concepts and ...
Climate change policy's interactions with the tax system
Climate change policy Carbon tax Cap and trade Revenue-neutral Tax-interactions General equilibrium impacts
2015/7/17
This paper presents a range of insights from recent literature on how climate-change policies and other environmental policies interact with the fiscal system. It explores four issues associated with ...
Global warming:Improve economic models of climate change
Global warming economic models climate change
2015/7/17
On 31 March, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report on the impacts of climate change on humans and ecosystems (see go.nature.com/ad5v1b). These are real riskst...
Engaging Supply Chains in Climate Change
Multinational Firms and Management Governing Rules Regulations and Reforms Information
2015/4/27
Suppliers are increasingly being asked to share information about their vulnerability to climate change and their strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their responses vary widely. We theoriz...
From Indicators to Action: Evaluating the Usefulness of Indicators to Move from Regional Climate Change Assessment to Local Adaptation Implementation
indicators climate change adaptation decision support adaptation planning
2014/11/11
As the effects of climate change become increasingly damaging and costly, a public and political consensus is building for planning that will protect private property and public infrastructure. Climat...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREEN GROWTH: EVALUATING THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GREEN COMMUNITIES PROGRAM IN MASSACHUSETTS RELATIVE TO OTHER MUNICIPAL PROGRAMS
Green Community program energy efficiency GHG reduction Climate change
2014/11/11
The Massachusetts Green Communities Grant Program (GCP) was created by passage of the Massachusetts Green Communities Act in 2008, which provides funding, tools and technical support to assist local c...
Modeling Space Heating Demand in Massachusetts’ Housing Stock and the Implications for Climate Change Mitigation Policy
Energy Efficiency Climate Change Mitigation Planning Modeling Energy Policy
2014/11/11
This research examines variation in average household energy consumption for space heating in municipalities in Massachusetts in order to explore the magnitude of variation among communities and poten...
Climate Change Adaptation: A Green Infrastructure Planning Framework for Resilient Urban Regions
Adaptation planning Framework Green Infrastructure Pervious surfaces Urban form Urban Planning
2014/11/5
The research explores multiple facets of a green infrastructure planning framework for climate change adaptation in urban regions. The research is organized in three distinct, but related parts. The f...
Social vulnerability, green infrastructure, urbanization and climate change-induced flooding: A risk assessment for the Charles River watershed, Massachusetts, USA
climate change flooding hazard green infrastructure growth scenario risk assessment social vulnerability
2014/11/5
Climate change is projected to increase the intensity and frequency of storm events that would increase flooding hazards. Urbanization associated with land use and land cover change has altered hydrol...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Output and Random Fluctuations in Weather: Reply
Agricultural Output Random Fluctuations
2014/9/10
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Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Secondary Activities: A Literature Review
Climate Change Economic Impacts of Climate Change Non-Agriculture Industries Manufacturing Sector Repercussion Effects Labor Productivity
2013/2/23
The fast growing literature on economic impacts of climate change is inclined to assessing the impacts on agricultural production and productivity and on human health. The economic impacts of climate ...
Economic and Social Adaptations to Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources: A Case Study of Egypt
micro-economic level water resources climate change
2011/10/6
Literature is em erging on the adaptation of water resource systems to climate change (Stakhiv, 1995; Strzepek & Sm ith, 1995). These adaptations are generally discussed at either the sectoral or at t...
Prospects for the Australian Energy Sector: An International Perspective on Climate Change Policies
global energy markets economic activity economic growth
2011/10/4
The article examines Australian and global energy markets under a reference case and assuming that there will be no substantial policy changes. Energy consumption, fuel mix and greenhouse gas emission...
Economic Growth, Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss: Distributive Justice for the Global
biodiversidad biodiversity cambio climático climate change
2011/9/11
Economic growth-the increase in production and consumption of goods and services-must be considered within its biophysical context. Economic growth is fueled by biophysical inputs and its outputs degr...