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Should I offset or should I plough? : voluntary carbon offsets and ETS in an evolutionary model

Companies with high emissions can offset their climate impact by participating in emission reduction projects through voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) in several countries. Firms...

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Matteo Mazzarano Simone Borghesi MR SV
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A framework for electricity grid data exchange and reuse for AI foundation models : reflections on five implementation aspects
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FSR Climate presenting at World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists

Jun 26, 2018
wcere climate policy session news
FSR Climate will be actively involved in this year’s World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists (WCERE). A Policy Session organised by Isabella Alloisio and Simone Borghesi, FSR Climate Director, will take place on Tuesday, 26, at 16.00, with the title: “Linking Carbon Markets: Prospects and Challenges” . Two papers will also be presented during the WCERE. Simone Borghesi will present the paper “With or without you: A network analysis of Brexit implications for the EU ETS“, and Stefano Verde will present the work entitled “The signaling effect of gasoline taxes and its distributional implications“. Finally, Simone Borghesi will attend the EAERE meeting of Country Representatives as current President of the Italian Association (IAERE).

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