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Classifying Ecosystem Services for Economic Valuation: The case of forest water services
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-09-13)
Since the release of the Millennium Ecosystem Approach (MEA), the number of studies valuing ecosystem services has grown. As a consequence of this growing literature, different interpretations exist on the classification ...
The DICER Model: Methodological Issues and Initial Results
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-09-14)
This paper introduces DICER, a model for the integrated assessment of climate – economy interactions within an optimal growth framework developed based on the structure of the DICE2007 model. We present the methodological ...
The Health Impacts of Climate Change: A Study of Cholera in Tanzania
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-01-08)
Increased temperatures and changes in patterns of rainfall as a result of climate change are widely recognized to entail serious consequences for human health, including the risk of diarrheal diseases. Indeed, there is ...
Environmental Concerns in Water Pricing Policy: an Application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-03-15)
Water management is subject to conflicting economic and environmental objectives, and policymakers require a clear overview of the different outcomes derived from different water management options. The aim of this paper ...
Divergences in the Long Run Trends in the Price of Energy and of Energy Services
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-03-03)
This paper presents new evidence on the very long run trends in the price of energy and energy services, such as heat, power, transport and light. The paper has two purposes. First, it shows that, in general, there was an ...
Evaluating the Role of Energy Efficiency Labels: the Case of Dish Washers
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-05-17)
This article uses the hedonic approach to estimate how much is paid for the energy efficiency label on the dishwasher market in Spain. The estimated figure is 15.6% of the final price. This accounts for about 80€ of ...
The Sustainability of `Sustainable´ Energy Use: Historical Evidence on the Relationship between Economic Growth and Renewable Energy
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-07-13)
Understandably, focus on a transition to a low carbon economy has overshadowed what happens when the transition has been completed. This paper tries to offer lessons about the very long run aspects of a future economy ...
Impacts of Climate Change on European Critical Infrastructures: The Case of the Power Sector
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-06-24)
Anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases cause climate change and this change in turn induces various direct impacts, e.g., changes in regional weather patterns. The frequency of heat waves and droughts in Europe is ...
The Health Effects of Climate Change: A Survey of Recent Quantitative Research
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-10-25)
In recent years there has been considerable scientific and public debate on climate change and its direct and indirect effects on human health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2006), some 2.5 million people ...
The Determinants of Energy Efficiency Investments in the U.S.
(Basque Centre for Climate Change/Klima Aldaketa Ikergai, 2010-11-08)
This paper analyses decisions on energy efficiency (EE) investments by small and medium manufacturing enterprises in the U.S. which have received assessment from the Department of Energy (DoE). The results confirm the ...