Essays about: "induced technological change"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words induced technological change.

1. 1. Carbon leakage in the Steel Sector Accounting for Induced Technological Change and Spillover Effects : a Theoretical Analysis

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Therese Lindbom; [2022]
   Keywords : Unilateral climate policy; carbon leakage; energy-channel; induced technological change; technological spillover effects; steel sector;

   Abstract : This analysis investigates the relationship between unilateral climate policy and the risk of carbon leakage in the steel sector. A simple analytical macroeconomic model is employed to highlight the various parameters influencing the magnitude of carbon leakage. READ MORE

3. 2. Transition Towards Renewable Energy inDeveloping Countries : A Case Study of Cuba

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Andreas Valdmaa; Veronica Ehrström Eklöf; [2020]
   Keywords : Paris Agreement; Renewable Energy; Developing Countries; Transition; Energy Mix; Sustainability; Cuba; Parisavtalet; Förnybar Energi; Utvecklingsländer; Omställning; Energimix; Hållbarhet; Kuba;

   Abstract : The Paris Agreement was introduced in 2015 with the purpose to actualize a more sustainablefuture and diminish the effects of climate change, caused by mankind. Since its establishment,the Paris Agreement has induced actions over the globe with consequences to last for centuries. READ MORE

4. 3. Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Marwa al Kabban; [2019]
   Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; GIS; Sea Level Rise; Vulnerability Assessment; Modelling Sea Level Rise; Impacts Assessment of Sea Level Rise; GIS application in Sea Level Rise; Disaster Risk Reduction DRR ; Government Information Sharing GIS ; ArcGIS Web App Builder Dashboard; Sea Level Rise Story Map; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The phenomenon of global warming has become a fact, however; the uncertainty is about the magnitude and acceleration of its manifestations. Global mean sea level rise is one of the results induced by global warming and is happening with an undetectable accelerated pace. READ MORE

5. 4. Disrupting carbon lock-in: How a target-based sustainability program for businesses can support the politics of decarbonization in Ottawa, Canada

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Robin Goldstein; [2019]
   Keywords : carbon lock-in; decarbonization; climate governance experiment; politics; business; green economy; Ottawa; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Human-induced climate change has emerged as one of the greatest sustainability challenges of our time, with significant risks for human health, livelihoods and security. However, technological solutions to phase out the use of fossil fuels in industrialized countries are politically contested. READ MORE

6. 5. What is driving energy intensity decline in Swedish manufacturing? A decomposition analysis

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Clara Schultz; [2016]
   Keywords : Energy intensity; Log Mean Divisia Index LMDI decomposition; Structural change; Induced technological change; Swedish manufacturing;

   Abstract : This paper uses decomposition techniques to analyse factors influencing electricity intensity in Swedish manufacturing over the period 1993-2012. The results of the analysis show that both changes in the composition of the sector (the structure effect) and technological change within manufacturing industries (the technology effect) have contributed to an aggregate decline in electricity intensity. READ MORE