This paper examines the major barriers to the deployment of geothermal, small hydro and advanced coal power generation technologies in Vietnam. It ranks their severity by applying the analytical hierarchy process to data from a survey of 37 domestic experts and stakeholders. Key barriers to a...

This presentation has two parts. The first part is more theoretical. We will examine the definition of Integrated Assessment Models of Climate Change and identify their main aims. We will also have look at the differences between climate and socioeconomic models. The second part will be applied....

Ce article est issu de présentations et d'un débat menés lors d'un atelier de dialogue tenu le 27/04/2007 dans le cadre des projets de recherche SOCECO2 et METSTOR. Cet atelier de dialogue rassemblait des représentants des différents acteurs concernés par la problématique du captage et...

For diseases with more than one risk factor, the sum of probabilistic estimates of the number of cases attributable to each individual factor may exceed the total number of cases observed, especially when uncertainties about exposure and dose-response for some risk factors is high. In this study...

Current debates on climate mitigation emphasize the role of the inertia of the economic system. Our aim in this paper is to study more in depth how sectorally differentiated inertia impacts on optimal C02-emission abatement policies. Using the STARTS model, we show that optimal abatement levels...

Combien vaut une tonne de CO2 non émise dans l'atmosphère ? Tout dépend de ce qu'on entend par valeur ! Cette note recadre et illustre cinq définitions différentes fréquement utilisées: 1. La réduction espérée du dommage du changement climatique, 2. Le coût de réduction des...

Climate change is representative of a general class of environmental issues where decisions have to be taken under controversies. The policy framework for these kinds of decisions is defined by three important traits: scientific ignorance, mediatization and the need for innovation. Scientific...

This communication summarizes the main findings of INASUD, an Europeanwide research project on integrated assessment of climate policies. The projectaimed at improving the framing of climate policy analysis through the parallel use of various existing integrated assessment models. It provides a...

Le stockage géologique du CO2 est une solution offrant à terme la possibilité de réduire de façon substantielle les émissions de CO2 liées aux activités industrielles et de production d'énergie. Si la technologie est simple dans son principe, elle a toutefois encore besoin de faire la...

An awareness and opinion survey on Carbon Capture and Storage was conducted on a representative sample of French aged 15 years and above. About 6\% of respondents were able to provide a satisfying definition of the technology. The key question about 'approval of or opposition to' the use of CCS...