Waste-heat and economic growth in the very long run

IF 2.1 4区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Economics Letters Pub Date : 2025-07-05 DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112467

Chadwick C. Curtis , Steven Lugauer

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Abstract

This paper presents a model of economic growth that incorporates production damages due to waste-heat. Our approach builds from the models developed to study how carbon emissions impact the economy; however, the direct waste-heat channel that we consider is distinct from the on-going greenhouse gas induced climate change. If energy use continues to rise exponentially with economic growth, then direct heat also has the potential to elevate global temperatures. In the model, sustained economic growth continues in the long run only if something is done about this waste-heat.

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废热和长期的经济增长

本文提出了一个考虑废热造成的生产损失的经济增长模型。我们的方法建立在研究碳排放如何影响经济的模型之上；然而，我们考虑的直接废热通道不同于正在进行的温室气体引起的气候变化。如果能源使用继续随着经济增长呈指数级增长，那么直接加热也有可能使全球气温升高。在该模型中，只有对这些废热采取措施，经济才能长期持续增长。

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Economics Letters ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

5.00%

发文量

348

审稿时长

30 days

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