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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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The regulatory framework for independent aggregators
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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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Tobias Schmidt

Professor of Energy and Technology Policy and the director of the Institute of Science, Technology and Policy at ETH Zurich
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Biography

Tobias Schmidt is Professor of Energy and Technology Policy and the director of the Institute of Science, Technology and Policy at ETH Zurich. In his research, he analyzes the interaction of energy policy and its underlying politics with technological change in the energy sector. His research covers both developed and developing countries. Tobias holds a BSc and MSc in Electrical Engineering (energy focus) and a PhD in Management/Economics.

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