The total emission mitigation potential achievable by the year 2030, calculated based on
sectoral assessments, is sufficient to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions to half of the …

The green transformation of the manufacturing industry is crucial for high-quality
development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and environmental regulation and …

Probing the determinants of energy conservation and decoupling energy use from economic
growth in the iron and steel (IS) industry are at the forefront of China's environmental …

We study the transition to a carbon-free economy in a model with a polluting non-renewable
resource and a clean renewable resource. Transforming primary energy into ready-to-use …

Efficient adaptation to climate change in coastal areas is likely to require public policy
interventions. New policies or expectations of policy changes that impact private assets …

This paper analyses two unilateral policies available to countries that want to rapidly curb
carbon emissions in the global economy, but do not own any fossil fuel resources. If fossil …

Energy companies in a competitive market face a dilemma between the short-term revenue
benefits of using fossil fuels and the long-term market benefits of investing in renewables …

Well-intended preannounced carbon mitigation policies can lead to adverse impacts such
as the green paradox. This paper examines conditions impacting the prevalence of this …

This paper examines how corporate cross-ownership in a polluting fossil fuel oligopoly
affects the value of a clean energy substitute with a given capacity in different environmental …

The economics of climate change is an active field of research. The contributions to a
Special Issue are put in context of the literature, and it is suggested that second-best issues …