Essays about: "Environmental policy stringency"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words Environmental policy stringency.

1. 6. DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE A cross-country study on the environmental effects of equal citizen political participation

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : isabel wilson; [2021-07-20]
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   Abstract : Previous research on countries’ environmental sustainability practices has amassed in conflicting results why some nation states perform better (or worse) than others. Some studies determine that it is the country’s level of development and quality of government that determines stringency in environmental regulation and policy, while others point to states’ level of democracy and quality of democratic principles as the main supporting pillars to sustainability. READ MORE

3. 7. The effect of environmental policies on CO2 emissions - using the environmental policy stringency index

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Elin Alexandersson; [2020-09-15]
   Keywords : Environmental policy stringency index; CO₂ emissions; panel data; fixed effects;

   Abstract : The carbon concentration in the air has increased by 50 percent since pre-industrial times and continues to increase every year. Climate change is, therefore, a significant challenge today. READ MORE

4. 8. The Effect of Environmental Policy Stringency on Environmental Innovations - A Cross Country Comparison

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Anna Jahre; Anna Nordin; [2020-06-30]
   Keywords : Policy stringency; environmental-regulations; innovations; EPS; eco-patents; Porter Hypthesis;

   Abstract : This thesis is a cross-country comparison based on panel-data across 30 countries from 1990-2012. It uses a Negative Binomial Regression Model to test The Porter Hypothesis to see if environmental policy stringency affects the number of environmental innovations in a country. READ MORE

5. 9. Are the differences in the stringency of domestic environmental regulations affecting the bilateral trade of OECD countries?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Lishu Zhang; [2019]
   Keywords : Bilateral trade; Environmental regulation; Energy intensity; Gravity model; Panel data;

   Abstract : The question of whether the stringency of domestic environmental regulations indeed interferes with trade is of growing interest for better policymaking. This paper re-examines the relationship between the stringency of environmental regulations and bilateral trade using a panel dataset consisting of 34 OECD countries over 7 years. READ MORE

6. 10. Green National Innovative Capacity : An empirical study of the determinants of patenting in technologies related to renewable energy sources

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Adrian Ekström; Karl Johan Tegnér; [2019]
   Keywords : Innovation; National Innovation Systems; Renewable energy; Panel Data; Environmental Policy; Innovation; Förnybar energi; Nationella innovationssystem; Paneldata; Miljöpolicy;

   Abstract : Climate change constitutes a major threat to our planet. Finding and developing new technologies that can utilize renewable sources of energy is an essential component in combating this threat. The concerns are global, and today there is large variation in innovation intensity across advanced countries. READ MORE