GEMCLIME

Supported by the H2020-MSCA-RISE project GEMCLIME-2020 GA No. 681228.

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@GEOCEP_Project An empirical study on green bonds on the Chinese market shows a negative 1.8 bps yield premium as compared to conventional bonds. #China #Greenbonds Read: https://t.co/8Efxmfin7O

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A novel modelling approach aligns long-term infrastructure planning with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Two Caribbean islands, Saint Lucia and Curacao, illustrates the model. Read: https://t.co/rA4QE6T2eD

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A significant proportion of renewable energy customers in the United Kingdom are motivated, without financial incentives, to display their climate-friendly behaviour. This result comes from a field experiment with 20,000 customers. Read: https://t.co/OuDBlnNFqG

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Czech households consumption for heating and electricity represents more than half of the total emissions aggregated for climate change, acidification and smog formation, according to a study of more than 3 000 households. Read: https://t.co/XzPd0HTLAH

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The yield of green bonds are, on average, 1.12 basis points lower than regular ones, an empirical study found. It claims that ‘there is no reason to associate the green label with sacrificing returns.’ Read: https://t.co/Op89Q6BpIc #sustainablefinance #greenbonds

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Local communities in Zimbabwe are eager to have institutional arrangements that give them an increased control over natural ressources, according to a survey-based choice experiment. Read: https://t.co/2T9gmykqBL #CAMPFIRE #Zimbambwe

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In China, rural areas where households use a high share of renewable energy — hydropower, bioenergy, and solar energy — have better performing economies than others, according to an economic study from a fifteen-year longitudinal panel. Read: https://t.co/nPqi7RAWe4

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One economic model estimates that companies in China could lose an average of 28.3% of their production due to major flooding events. The Chinese economy could experience a 12.3% decline. (Video https://t.co/05q02gzslW and source https://t.co/ANFuQMs6WD).

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Households in the United Kingdom would be more willing to accept smart meters if the government would offer them a subsidy, according to a recent valuation exercise study. Read: https://t.co/jdBt3p5Xp9

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In Slovakia, the generation of electricity from photovoltaics led to a small decrease of the wholesale price, an economic benefit which did not compensate the public investment in supporting the deployment of that energy technology. Read: https://t.co/oRml3XSI4d

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Is it better to tax the emission of air pollutants and carbon dioxide separately or jointly? "[A] full internalisation of environmental externalities can result in modest overall economic and environmental welfare gains," authors found. Read: https://t.co/YFtmOxFNrZ

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The German Energiewende, by introducing more sun and wind electricity generation, increases the risks of congestion of high voltage transmission lines in Germany, Austria, and Poland, research shows. See: https://t.co/Fbua7K3xm7

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Brits and Czechs are willing to pay to meet global climate targets, but only using the polluter pays principle. See: https://t.co/ftqvEQJAX1

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The price of feedstock leads biofuel prices in the United States and Brazil, a study shows. Read https://t.co/vGhW9gzx1F

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GEMCLIME, a new European-funded, research project focuses on the economics of energy and climate. Read https://t.co/iceT3GhAZh @EUJH2020