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Environmental Studies
Luis Mundaca, Sea Rotmann, Kira Ashby, Beth Karlin, Danielle Butler, Miguel Macias Sequeira, Joaa Pedro Gouveia, Pedro Palma, Anna Realini, Simone Maggiore, Marielle Feenstra
Summary: This study addresses the lack of knowledge regarding the effectiveness of behavior change interventions targeting hard-to-reach energy users. Through a systematic cross-country assessment of nineteen case studies, the study reveals that interventions perform well with respect to certain aspects of behavior change but have room for improvement in other areas. The study also explores and tests the usefulness of the 'Building Blocks of Behavior Change' framework in assessing intervention strategies. The findings show promising results in terms of credibility, confirmability, transferability, and reliability, while also highlighting the presence of limitations and uncertainties.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Helle Orsted Nielsen, Maria Theresia Hedegaard Konrad, Anders Branth Pedersen, Steen Gyldenkaerne
Summary: This article evaluates the redesigned Danish pesticide tax, which differentiates tax rates based on product harm and significantly increases prices on the most harmful pesticides. The study finds that the tax has been effective in reducing pesticide load by 16%, prompting substitution to less harmful products.
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Thermodynamics
Patrick Roevekamp, Michael Schoepf, Felix Wagon, Martin Weibelzahl, Gilbert Fridgen
Summary: The study introduces five renewable energy business model archetypes and three additional service layers to enhance profitability, highlighting the need for new approaches to quantify the viability of these models under different conditions.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
I. Azevedo, V. Leal
Summary: The evaluation and quantification of the effects of local actions on climate change mitigation is crucial. Existing methodologies have limitations in isolating the effects of local policy actions, but a new model proposed in this paper can disaggregate the observed changes and estimate the effects originating from local policies alone. The applicability of this model is demonstrated in a case study of Porto, Portugal.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cristian Mardones
Summary: The first ex-post evaluation of a residential insulation program found that it did not significantly reduce energy consumption or external PM2.5 emissions in treated dwellings, but did significantly increase thermal comfort. Therefore, while it was not effective in reducing air pollution, it did improve quality of life.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
V Aryanpur, M. Ghahremani, S. Mamipour, M. Fattahi, B. O. Gallachoir, M. D. Bazilian, J. Glynn
Summary: This paper presents an ex-post analysis on the impact of electricity subsidy reform in Iran from 1984 to 2017. The analysis shows that subsidy reform could have reduced electricity consumption by 22% and increased the share of renewable energy in power generation from 5% to 15%. It also reveals that the reform would have saved $69 billion and avoided 944 million tons of CO2 emissions, while a five-year delay in subsidy removal causes an additional 100 million tons of CO2 emissions.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cristian Mardones, Pablo Herreros
Summary: This study analyzes the impact of voluntary environmental policies on the intensity of energy expenditure in Chilean firms. The results show that both the carbon footprint and energy efficiency policies are not effective in reducing energy intensity, possibly due to implementation and commitment issues in the firms.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Diana Suesser, Andrzej Ceglarz, Hannes Gaschnig, Vassilis Stavrakas, Alexandros Flamos, George Giannakidis, Johan Lilliestam
Summary: Energy models are increasingly used to support energy policymaking, with models impacting policymaking through assessing impacts and supporting target setting. Policymakers also influence models and modellers by affecting data and assumptions, study scope, and decisions on how modelling results are used.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Economics
Giacomo Morelli
Summary: This paper introduces the ex-ante estimation of variance risk premium and applies it to forecast variance risk premium in energy markets. The study finds that the ex-ante variance risk premium can successfully predict imminent periods of financial distress, and different energy indices exhibit different magnitudes of variance risk premium.
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Engineering, Civil
Yingheng Zhang, Haojie Li, Gang Ren
Summary: This study contributes to the transport domain by introducing a causal mediation analysis approach. The approach allows for the decomposition of total causal effect into direct and indirect (or mediation) effects. Simulation results demonstrate that the approach performs well in handling typical research questions in the transport domain.
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Energy & Fuels
D. Ribo-Perez, A. Carrion, J. Rodriguez Garcia, C. Alvarez Bel
Summary: This paper examines the deployment of demand response in reserve markets, focusing on the optimal usage of Interruptible Load programs and their impact on system costs. A method is proposed to evaluate these resources from a system operator perspective, with conclusions drawn from comparisons between optimal and current performance. The study shows potential savings of up to 23% in the Spanish Interruptible Load program over five and a half years.
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Corey Schimpf, Pete Barbrook-Johnson, Brian Castellani
Summary: Implementing complexity-appropriate methods for ex-post evaluation remains a challenge, but case-based scenario simulation is a new evaluation tool that can assist evaluators in exploring complex scenarios more effectively.
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Aitor Gomez, Manuel de Leon, Anabel Sanchez-Plaza, Marta Soler-Gallart
Summary: Measuring the societal impact of research is crucial in today's scientific community. This article presents a proposal for a tool called the Social Impact ex-post Evaluation Protocol (SIEP), which is based on qualitative research and can be applied to diverse scientific fields.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS
(2022)
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Economics
Mingjie Luo, Zhuanglin Ma, Wenjing Zhao, Marcus Enoch, Steven I-Jy Chien
Summary: In the past decade, there has been an increase in the adoption of License Plate-based Restriction policies in China and other cities around the world. However, the public acceptance of these policies has not been well-studied. This study aims to explore the factors affecting the public acceptance of a LPR policy by conducting a questionnaire survey and analyzing the data. The results show that problem perception, perceived effectiveness, perceived value, and social norms have a significant impact on the acceptance of a LPR policy.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE
(2022)
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Economics
Louise Kessler, Florian Morvillier, Quentin Perrier, Keyvan Rucheton
Summary: France has a National Low-Carbon Strategy (NLCS), but emissions of new cars have repeatedly exceeded government targets despite the introduction of a feebate on cars in 2008. This emphasizes the need for tools to estimate the impact of the feebate on new vehicle emissions.
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Economics
Marie-Louise Arlt, David Chassin, Claudio Rivetta, James Sweeney
Summary: This paper examines the impact of real-time pricing and load automation on residential distribution systems. The study finds that implementing real-time pricing can result in an aggregate welfare gain of 39 USD per customer and year. However, it also notes that RTP and load automation may significantly increase peak system load. Introducing a market-based demand management system can further enhance welfare gains and reduce grid investment.
Article
Economics
Javier Jorquera-Copier, Alvaro Lorca, Enzo Sauma, Stefan Lorenczik, Matias Negrete-Pincetic
Summary: As countries update their climate ambitions, low-carbon hydrogen production and use present opportunities for emissions reductions and economic development. A case study for Chile shows that integrating hydrogen and electricity networks can lower system costs and enhance renewable integration, but policy support is needed to address concerns related to water and land use.
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Economics
Dawit Guta, Hisham Zerriffi, Jill Baumgartner, Abhishek Jain, Sunil Mani, Darby Jack, Ellison Carter, Guofeng Shen, Jennifer Orgill-Meyer, Joshua Rosenthal, Katherine Dickinson, Rob Bailis, Yuta Masuda
Summary: Household solid fuel use is detrimental to health and the environment. The Indian government's PMUY subsidy has successfully promoted the adoption of LPG by millions of households. However, there is limited understanding of the decision-making process to reduce solid fuel use after transitioning to cleaner fuels. This study found that factors such as household wealth, social status, education level, and the prevalence of LPG use in the village are positively associated with LPG consumption and the discontinuation of solid fuel use. On the other hand, factors such as distance to LPG refill delivery, household size, and the PMUY subsidy are negatively associated with the share of LPG use.
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Economics
Nicolas Morell-Dameto, Jose Pablo Chaves-Avila, Tomas Gomez San Roman, Pablo Duenas-Martinez, Tim Schittekatte
Summary: This paper assesses the performance of differently implemented forward-looking network tariff designs and proposes an innovative coordination mechanism to increase predictability in a future with many flexible customers. The study reveals that if large shares of customers synchronize their responses to highly time-varying and locational-specific network charges, it can lead to unexpected reinforcements.
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Economics
Alexandra Gritz, Guntram Wolff
Summary: Russia's weaponization of gas supplies shook the energy security of Central and Eastern Europe in 2022. The region responded by increasing alternative energy supplies and developing new gas supply routes. Renewable energy, nuclear energy, and hydrogen play important roles in the long-term. Mitigating the impact of this shock requires the EU to prioritize the integrity of its energy market.
Article
Economics
Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Marion Collewet, Matthew DiGiuseppe, Hendrik Vrijburg
Summary: Economic costs are a major political obstacle to investing in climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. The method of financing plays a crucial role in determining public opposition to government green investments, with debt financing being less opposed than broad-based taxes. This study suggests that credit market tools, such as green bonds and debt for climate swaps, can be politically efficient in increasing support for green financing. Carbon taxes and wealth taxes are found to be the most preferred options.
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Economics
Kun Guo, Liyuan Luan, Xiaoli Cai, Dayong Zhang, Qiang Ji
Summary: This paper investigates China's energy trade stability using a survival analysis approach. It finds that the energy trade linkages between China and 153 other countries are complex and unstable, with short periods of trade with many countries. Geopolitically risky regions, such as the Middle East and Africa, have the lowest trade stability. Climate risks have significant effects on energy trade stability. The paper proposes several policy options to improve energy trade stability in China, with special attention to increasing global climate risks.
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Economics
Simona Bigerna, Piyush Choudhary, Nikunj Kumar Jain, Silvia Micheli, Paolo Polinori
Summary: This study estimates the willingness to pay of Indian urban consumers for a continuous supply of electricity using contingent valuation method. The findings show that the amount consumers are willing to pay depends on the duration of power outages, with households preferring shorter outages. Income and environmental attitude also positively influence higher willingness to pay. These insights can inform policymakers in designing more reliable and customer-centric energy generation and distribution models.
Article
Economics
Temilade Sesan, Unico Uduka, Lucy Baker, Okechukwu Ugwu, Ewah Eleri, Subhes Bhattacharyya
Summary: This study examines the impact of the regulatory framework on rural electrification and universal energy access goals in Nigeria's mini-grid sector. The findings suggest that while the current framework has fostered sector growth, additional measures are necessary to ensure equitable distribution of access among rural populations.
Article
Economics
Rui Shan, Noah Kittner
Summary: Energy storage is a cornerstone in decarbonization planning as it reduces operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions, while enhancing resilience and renewables integration. However, storage developers in different regions have varying economic and environmental considerations, thereby requiring policy intervention to achieve long-term emission reductions.
Article
Economics
Tung Durmaz, Sevil Acar, Simay Kizilkaya
Summary: This study investigates the phenomenon of strategic capacity withholding in the Turkish electricity market and its relationship with the capacity remuneration mechanism. The empirical results provide strong evidence of strategic capacity withholding and show that the capacity mechanism contributes to the duration of failures. The study offers important insights for policymakers, including the implementation of a random verification mechanism and restructuring of the capacity mechanism in Turkey.
Article
Economics
Tii N. Nchofoung
Summary: The study finds that oil price shocks have a negative impact on Africa's energy transition, particularly in rural areas and net crude oil exporting countries. However, oil price shocks cannot explain the urban-rural differences in clean energy access. Therefore, increasing investment in clean energy and technologies in rural areas is necessary to enhance the resilience of the energy sector to oil price shocks.
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Economics
Najia Saqib, Muhammad Usman, Ilhan Ozturk, Arshian Sharif
Summary: This study examines the impact of environmental technologies, financial growth, and energy use on ecological footprint and green growth. Environmental innovation and renewable energy deployment contribute to green growth, while financial expansion and non-renewable energy use have negative effects on the environment. The study also identifies causal relationships between different factors.
Article
Economics
Yessica C. Y. Chung, Noxolo Kunene, Hung-Hao Chang
Summary: The Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) is considered an innovative technology for building a green society. This study investigates the impact of REC purchases on stock return and volume in Taiwan between 2017 and 2021. The findings suggest that REC purchases have a positive effect on stock returns of manufacturing firms but not service firms. The frequency of REC purchases is also an important factor in the relationship between REC purchase and firm value. Additionally, the study reveals that public attention to environmental pollution plays a crucial role in positive stock returns and volume, while ESG disclosure is negatively associated with returns and volume.
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Economics
Seife Ayele, Wei Shen, Yacob Mulugetta, Tadesse Kuma Worako
Summary: This paper addresses the challenges of governing energy procurement from a mix of non-hydropower renewable energy sources supplied by independent producers. Building on political economy analysis and five case studies of independent producer projects from Ethiopia, it seeks to understand the root causes of the protracted delays and limited extent of procurement by independent producers. The key contestations lie in managing long term contracts, risk, uncertainty and in developing the institutional and human capacity to transition.