Essays about: "Subsidization"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word Subsidization.
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1. Do feed-in tariffs promote environmental efficiency among wind farms? : a two-stage LCA + DEA efficiency case study on 75 Danish wind farms
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : It is generally known that wind power has an offsetting effect on emissions by crowding out fossil dependent energy sources. What has not been studied to any further extent is the variability in environmental impacts caused by wind turbine erection and manufacturing. Also, it is not known how economic incentives could affect these impacts. READ MORE
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2. “I guess everyone is a Keynesian in a foxhole” The story of the war against climate change and how regulated capitalism can make the WTO a force of good
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Climate change is one of the most pressing issues researched in Sustainability Science. Even though risks and consequences have been shown, actions to reduce emissions have been unsuccessful. UNFCCC is the global center for climate change policy and the host of the greatest concerted will to fight climate change, the Paris Agreement. READ MORE
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3. Setting the seeds for a green growth -A Study of biofuel development in Indonesia’s transport sector
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Climate change poses as one of the major environmental issues on a global scale today, with one of the largest contributor to the climate change being the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. GHG emissions in turn is known to a large extent originate in anthropogenic energy use, especially fossil fuel usage. READ MORE
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4. Paths, politics and patterns of convergence - A comparative case study of youth unemployment policy change in Sweden, the United Kingdom and France
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The ‘activation’ of labour market policies is a relatively undisputed phenomenon in the concomitant research field. However, welfare regime scholars predict the importance of path dependence in different advanced welfare states’ policy responses to the ever-present problem of mass youth unemployment. READ MORE
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5. Investigating the relationship between petroleum product subsidies and particulate matter concentrations: An empirical approach
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The aim of this paper is to examine how petroleum product consumer subsidies affect concentrations of the air-pollutant small particulate matter (PM10) through excessive consumption. An empirical cross-sectional approach is adopted to test the hypothesis that petroleum product subsidies increase concentrations of PM10. READ MORE