The threefold objective for EU energy policies is the mitigation of climate change, the security of energy supply, and the promotion of the competitiveness of the EU economy. Possible synergies and…
Analysing the costs and benefits of climate policy: Value judgements and scientific uncertainties
In this study, we systematically explore the impacts of scientific uncertainties and value judgements on the suggested "optimal target" for international climate policy. In this context, we have…
Dealing with Uncertainty in Policymaking: Final report on the conference Dealing with Uncertainty in Policymaking, 16 and 17 May 2006, The Hague
Uncertainty is becoming an ever more important factor for public policy making, both because of the growing complexity of policy arenas and because of the high economic, societal and political costs…
The role of carbon plantations in mitigating climate change: Potentials and costs
A methodology is presented to construct supply curves and cost-supply curves for carbon plantations based on land-use scenarios from the Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment (IMAGE 2). A…
Do recent emission trends imply higher emissions forever?
The rapid growth of CO 2 emissions since 2000, at a rate of above 3% annually, has recently attracted considerable scientific and policy attention. Raupach et al. and Sheehan, for example, suggest…
The world is too small to simultaneously produce enough food (including meat) for everyone and to deliver biofuels on a large enough scale to slow down climate change and maintain biodiversity. The…
Noise valuation in ex-ante evaluations of major road and railroad projects
In many European countries, the impact of new road and railroad infrastructure is assessed by performing a cost-benefit analysis, monetising as many relevant effects as possible. Considering that…
Changes in natural areas: from conditions to quality
Abiotic conditions in natural areas have improved since 1990, with the extent of improvement varying with the different abiotic conditions in the natural areas. This could be concluded from a study on…
Introduction: Evolutionary methodologies for analyzing environmental innovations and the implications for environmental policy
Introduction to a double-sized special issue of Technological Forecasting and Social Change, which provides an overview of evolutionary approaches to environmental innovation, with a focus on formal…
Models in evolutionary economics and environmental policy
This paper presents a review on evolutionary economic modelling in relation to environmental policy. The authors discuss three areas in which evolutionary economic models have a particularly high…
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