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The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C
- C. Mcglade, P. Ekins
- Medicine
- Nature
- 8 January 2015
Policy makers have generally agreed that the average global temperature rise caused by greenhouse gas emissions should not exceed 2 °C above the average global temperature of pre-industrial times. It… Expand
Pathways to a Low-Carbon Economy
- G. Anandarajah, N. Strachan, P. Ekins
- Computer Science
- 1 September 2009
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The Kuznets Curve for the Environment and Economic Growth: Examining the Evidence
- P. Ekins
- Economics
- 1 May 1997
Recent research has examined the relationship between certain indicators of environmental quality and income, concluding on the basis of econometric estimation that in some cases an inverted-U… Expand
Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability: The Prospects for Green Growth
- P. Ekins
- Political Science
- 1999
1. Introduction 2. Perceptions of Environmental Scarcity 3. Wealth Creation: Distinguishing between Production, Welfare, Growth and Development 4. The Concept of Environmental Sustainability 5.… Expand
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European Environmental Taxes and Charges: Recent Experience, Issues and Trends
- P. Ekins
- Computer Science, Economics
- 1 July 1996
TLDR
Identifying critical natural capital
All countries are now broadly aware of the need to take account of environmental issues in their policy making, and many have evolved complex and sophisticated procedures to accomplish this. At the… Expand
Carbon Taxes and Carbon Emissions Trading
This paper surveys the literature on, and examples of current implementation of, carbon taxes and carbon emission permits. It sets out the theoretical basis for these instruments, with special… Expand
Marginal abatement cost curves: a call for caution
- Fabian Kesicki, P. Ekins
- Economics
- 2 April 2011
Legal commitments to reduce CO2 emissions require policy makers to find cost-efficient means to meet these obligations. Marginal abatement cost (MAC) curves, which illustrate the economics associated… Expand
Competitiveness and Exemptions From Environmental Taxes in Europe
A number of European countries have introduced a variety of environmental taxes. A common characteristic of their implementation is the inclusion of exemptions and tax relief, in particular for (some… Expand