A sustainable European energy system, mitigating climate change and other environmental problems, would need massive reliance on renewable energy. This book provides a "sustainable scenario" and a "fair-market scenario" demonstrating concepts for a sustainable European energy supply are feasible.
A sustainable European energy system, mitigating climate change and other environmental problems, would need massive reliance on renewable energy. Thi...
Boycotting tropical timber reduces its economic value and provides an incentive to burn down forests, making them available 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. Examined here 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% of the total demand. The results...
Boycotting tropical timber reduces its economic value and provides an incentive to burn down forests, making them available for subsequent agricultura...
