Category: Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2

Temperature and the Allocation of Time: Implications for Climate Change

By CostBenefit on Feb 8, 2010 | In Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Academic Study/Journal Article, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: In this paper Joshua Graff Zivin and Matthew J. Neidell estimate the impacts of climate change on the allocation of time using econometric models that exploit plausibly exogenous variation in daily temperature over time within counties. The aut… more »

U.K. Offshore Wind Expansion "Biggest Ambition In The World"

By CostBenefit on Feb 8, 2010 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Government Report, U.K., Economic Development and Green Jobs, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

... The Crown Estate, owner of the UK’s coastal seabeds, granted rights to energy companies to develop the biggest expansion of wind energy ever seen in the world. The announcement has the potential to see an additional 32GW of clean electricity feedi… more »

Race Is on to Develop Green, Clean Technology

By CostBenefit on Feb 8, 2010 | In General, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

It is shaping up to be the Great Game of the 21st century. To top officials and business executives here at the World Economic Forum, Topic A this year was the race to develop greener, cleaner technology, which is emerging as one of the critical factors… more »

Global carbon market to be worth €121bn in 2010, up 33%, predicts Point Carbon

By CostBenefit on Feb 7, 2010 | In Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased) | Send feedback »

The global carbon market will be worth €121 billion ($170bn) in 2010, up 33% on last year, according to a recent report by Point Carbon.... The report, Outlook for 2010 and Beyond, also predicts that traded volumes will increase by only 5% on 2009, to a… more »

Climate policy in Western Europe and avoided costs of air pollution control

By CostBenefit on Jan 24, 2010 | In Air, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database, Costs and Benefits | 1 feedback »

Abstract: Abatement of CO2 emissions will be accompanied by reduced air pollutant emissions such as particulate matter (PM), SO2, and NOx. This, in turn, will reduce the need for end of pipe (EOP) pollution control technologies to meet future air quality… more »
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