Essays about: "emission trading"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 97 essays containing the words emission trading.

  1. 16. The Impact of Emission Trading System on Economic Growth and Gross Fixed Capital Formation

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Hanna Wall; [2022]
    Keywords : EU emission trading system; EU ETS; economic growth; gross fixed capital formation; fixed effects model; panel data; cross-country fixed effects;

    Abstract : Policymakers' action of mitigating and slowing down the continued increase of carbon emission is a significant global priority. One way to internalise the negative externality of pollution is to put a price on greenhouse gases and use the market-based approach of emission trading systems. READ MORE

  3. 17. Can EU Emissions Trading System Affect Other Countries? A Panel Study of EU's Trade Partners

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Bolun Cong; [2022]
    Keywords : EU ETS; Environmental Policy; Emission; International Trade;

    Abstract : European Union commenced the EU Emissions Trading System in 2005. EU ETS has proven efficiency in reducing EU-wide greenhouse gas emissions and remains the largest emission trading scheme in the world after one decade of development. READ MORE

  4. 18. Exploring the Problem Space of Implementing a Cap and Trade System in a Flight Intensive Academic Institution

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Leo Bergqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : cap and trade; academic flying; sustainability; carbon emissions; emissions trading; behaviour change; cap and trade; akademiskt flygande; hållbarhet; koldioxidutsläpp; Utsläppshandel; beteendeförändring;

    Abstract : Flying can constitute as much as a third of an academic institution’s total emissions and there’s a growing concern among researchers around their academic travel contributing to global warming. This paper is part of KTH FLIGHT, a research project for decreased CO2-emissions in flight-intensive organizations through creation and testing of practical tools. READ MORE

  5. 19. Assessment of biochar potential as a land-based emission mitigation measure in Colombia

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

    Author : Eileen Jimena Torres Morales; [2022]
    Keywords : agriculture; biochar; climate change mitigation; carbon sink; Colombia; land-based mitigation technologies LMT ; nature-based solutions NBS ; PESTEL Political; Economic; Social; Technological; Environmental Legal ; pyrolysis; residual biomass; soil adaptation; techno-economic analysis.; jordbruk; biokol; begränsningar av klimatförändringar; kolsänka; Colombia; land-baserad begränsningsteknik; Naturbaserade lösningar NBS ; PESTEL Political; Economic; Social; Technological; Environmental Legal ; pyrolys; restbiomassa; jordförbättring; Teknisk-ekonomisk analys;

    Abstract : There is an urgent need to mitigate carbon emissions to the atmosphere to reduce the negative effects of climate change. Countries have pledged national strategies to reach their climate change mitigation goals in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). In the case of Colombia, the country envisions becoming carbon neutral by 2050. READ MORE

  6. 20. To innovate or not - that is the question A study investigating how the number of patents applications has been affected by the EU ETS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alma Hemberg; [2021-08-23]
    Keywords : aviation; business enterprise investments; cement; difference-in-differences; emissions; environmental regulation; EPO; Espacenet; the EU ETS; GDP growth; gross domestic investments; innovation; IPC; manufacturing of iron and steel; OECD; patent applications; patents; Porter Hypothesis; R D;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how patent applications (as a proxy measure for innovation) in regulated sectors were affected by the implementation of the European Emission Trading System (the EU ETS) in 2005. The studied EU ETS-regulated sectors are cement and manufacturing of iron and steel with aviation sector as a placebo check. READ MORE