Environmental and Resource Economics – serie
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Certified Tropical Timber and Consumer Behaviour
The Impact of a Certification Scheme for Tropical Timber from Sustainable Forest Management on German Demand
Häftad, Engelska, 1996
541 kr
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Boycotting tropical timber reduces its economic value, and provides for subsequent agricultural use or livestock farming. In contrast, a certification scheme for sustainably produced timber (tropical or non-tropical) protects the forests by raising their economic value. This volume examines the impact of a certification scheme on German demand for tropical timber. A partial-equilibrium model is developed for the German tropical timber market, as a whole as well as for five important submarkets representing 50 per cent of the total demand. The results reveal that a credible certification scheme can induce a significant expansion of demand for sustainably produced tropical timber. This holds true for a scheme restricted to Germany as well as for an OECD-wide approach.
Long-Term Integration of Renewable Energy Sources into the European Energy System
Häftad, Engelska, 1998
1 075 kr
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A sustainable European energy system, mitigating climate change and solving a number of other key environmental problems, will require massive reliance on renewable energy sources combined with a sharp increase in energy productivity. Considering that most of the technologies necessary for such a development are already available, today's most important questions are: How can these technologies be integrated into the European energy system? What are the costs and benefits of such a strategy? What are the major bottlenecks and obstacles to such a development? What measures are necessary to support this development? In the book a "sustainable scenario" and a "fair-market scenario" are developed as a means to demonstrate that concepts for a sustainable future European energy supply are feasible.