Essays about: "pricing carbon emissions"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 31 essays containing the words pricing carbon emissions.

  1. 11. Comparative techno-economic analysis of BECCS and biochar in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Simon Martelius; [2022]
    Keywords : NETs; feasibility; cost-effectiveness; climate change-mitigation; CHP; carbon neutrality; bioenergy;

    Abstract : Greenhouse gas emissions from human activity need to decrease for the Paris agreement goal of 1.5° C of global warming to be reached, and while emission reduction efforts remain the most important tool for combating climate change, it is increasingly evident that negative emission technologies (NETs) will play a key role reaching the climate targets of the Paris agreement. READ MORE

  3. 12. Reducing Carbon Emissions by Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies - Empirical Evidence from the Philippines

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : David Huber; [2022]
    Keywords : Fossil Fuel Subsidies; Emissions; Synthetic Control; Carbon Pricing; Philippines;

    Abstract : Eliminating subsidies on fossil fuels is widely recognized as one of the most important steps in the fight against climate change. While fossil fuel subsidies have received increasing attention in research, there is little to no empirical evidence confirming the theoretical emission reduction potential of phasing out such subsidies. READ MORE

  4. 13. The future of captured CO2 : Analysis of the role of carbon capture, storage and utilisation in a sustainable Europe

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

    Author : Oscar Granér; Daniel Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : CO2; CCS; CCU; CCUS; BECCS; CRC; negative emissions; Europe; carbon pricing; EU ETS; CO2 infrastructure;

    Abstract : The energy transition is one of the largest challenges our global society is facing. In 2015, the United Nations acknowledged the Paris Agreement, where the world’s nations were united to limit the global warming well below 2 °C in comparison with pre-historic levels. READ MORE

  5. 14. The effects of taxes on fossil fuels on firms’ environmental and economic performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Mia Bivered; [2021-06-29]
    Keywords : carbon pricing; CO2 emissions; climate policy; fossil fuels; competitiveness;

    Abstract : This thesis evaluates whether taxes on fossil fuel use have decreased firms’ carbon intensity and whether carbon pricing has negatively affected firms’ economic performance. This is done using a firm level panel dataset, covering all firms in the mining, manufacturing and energy sectors in Sweden active during 2008-2018. READ MORE

  6. 15. Making Socio-Technical Transition Pathways : The establishment of the Swedish Climate Policy Council, an Argumentative Policy Analytical case study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Eskil Engström; [2021]
    Keywords : transitions discourse; climate change acts; socio-technical transitions; transition pathways; argumentative discourse analysis; climate policy evaluation;

    Abstract : In recent years, several nations have adopted institutional framework laws, so-called Climate Change Acts (CCAs), as means to enforce Paris-compliant mitigation pathways. A key institutional feature to ensure policy stability and compliance with CCAs has been the establishment of independent advisory bodies, tasked with advising on mitigation targets and policy instruments, as well as the, monitoring and evaluation of target attainment. READ MORE