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Estimating Cost of Air Pollution Abatement for Road Transport in India: Case Studies of Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
Chatterjee, Sushmita; Dhavala, Kishore; M N, Murty - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
This paper provides a method of estimation of physical and monetary accounts of air pollution from the road transport …. Using the data from the secondary sources and a vehicular survey, estimates of annual air pollution abatement cost for the … Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Himachal Pradesh HP) states. The pollution abatement cost of each vehicle comprises the cost of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790208
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Environmentally Unfriendly Consumption Behaviour: Theoretical and Empirical Evidence from Private Motorists in Mexico City
González, Alva; Ángel, Miguel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This dissertation treats the topic of environmentally unfriendly consumption behaviour in relation to air pollution and …) differences in the extent of pollution arising from environmentally friendlier vehicle use, and iii) the attitude of private … and behavioural factors determine the level of impact that private motorists have on urban air pollution. Also, it is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008578221
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Future harm and current obligations: the case of global warming
Spash, Clive L. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1993
There is a time during which aggregate benefits from greenhouse gas emissions dominate costs, but less comfort should be drawn from this situation than current emphasis on double CO2 scenarios suggests. The intertemporal asymmetry of impacts means initial benefits to most regions, from slight...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110671
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions of China
Mohajan, Haradhan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
contributing to the global warming. This paper emphasizes on the environment pollution and climate change and recommended to reduce …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259408
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Greenhouse gas emissions increase global warming
Mohajan, Haradhan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper discusses the greenhouse gas emissions which cause the global warming in the atmosphere. In the 20th century global climate change becomes more sever which is due to greenhouse gas emissions. According to International Energy Agency data, the USA and China are approximately tied and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109322
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The Taxation of Motor Fuel: International Comparison
Eduardo, Ley; Jessica, Boccardo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
We apply the Parry-Small (2005) framework to asses whether the level taxation of motor fuel is broadly appropriate in a group of countries (OECD, BRICs and South Africa) accounting for more than 80 percent of world greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper deals with emissions from oil...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008490493
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The abatement of carbon emissions in industrial and developing countries
Chichilnisky, Graciela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1993
"The global environment is a matter of great importance to all nations.... Yet differences of opinions prevail about the main problems, and about the institutions to manage cooperation....The problem of finding carbon abatement policies is complicated by the scientific uncertainty about the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619762
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Passenger Road Transport in India: Major Challenges in Reducing Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions and Ways Ahead
Bandyopadhyay, Kaushik; Thukral, K L - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The shift of the Indian economy to a higher trajectory of growth over the last two decades has been primarily associated with urbanisation and rapid motorisation both as a cause and as an effect. Motorised passenger transport is now being considered as a fulcrum for inclusive growth in India....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008683308
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Is there room for shared cars in Italy? Considerations from some recent experiences
Laurino, Antonio; Grimaldi, Raffaele - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
sustainable urban mobility by reducing congestion and pollution. The paper focuses on the understanding of which are the main …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009278262
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Carsharing peer-to-peer: propensione alla condivisione dei veicoli privati nella città di Milano
Beria, Paolo; Laurino, Antonio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
In recent years, several peer-to-peer carsharing systems have developed worldwide. They allow car owners to share their vehicles in exchange of a monetary compensation. The paper, starting from an online survey carried out in Milan in 2012, analyzes the potentiality of a possible peer-to-peer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107708