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Digital data demand and renewable energy limits: Forecasting the impacts on global electricity supply and sustainability 数字数据需求与可再生能源限制：预测对全球电力供应和可持续性的影响

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114404

Vitor Castro , Marios Georgiou , Thomas Jackson , Ian R. Hodgkinson , Lisa Jackson , Steve Lockwood

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Promoting low-carbon energy transition through green finance: New evidence from a demand-supply perspective 通过绿色金融促进低碳能源转型：从供需角度看新证据

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114376

Yajun Wang , Zheng Yuan , Hanyu Luo , Hui Zeng , Junbing Huang , Yulin Li

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Trying to find a balance: Energy excise duties in the context of climate targets, energy shocks, and redistributive goals 努力寻求平衡：气候目标、能源冲击和再分配目标背景下的能源消费税

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114406

Federica Lanterna

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Impact of cropland spatial shift on carbon footprint of agricultural inputs for grain production in China, 1990–2018 1990-2018年耕地空间转移对中国粮食生产农业投入碳足迹的影响

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114402

Zhenyu Huang , Ziyan Yan , Minghong Tan , Xiaofan Xu , Xue Yang

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Nudging households to save electricity with feedback: Experimental evidence from Vietnam 通过反馈促使家庭节约用电：越南的实验证据

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114378

Nhu Ngoc Nguyen , Daisaku Goto , Duc Tran , Ha Thu Vu

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Economic specialization, infrastructure, and rural electric vehicle adoption 经济专业化、基础设施和农村电动汽车的采用

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114380

Justin B. Winikoff

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Low carbon footprint - A consequence of free will or of poverty? The impact of sufficiency orientation and deprivation on individual carbon footprints 低碳足迹--是自由意志还是贫困的结果？自给自足导向和贫困对个人碳足迹的影响

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114367

Abigail Alexander-Haw , Joachim Schleich

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Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Another case of “resource curse”? 应对 COVID-19 大流行的政策：另一种 "资源诅咒"？

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114374

Stella Tsani , Wee Chian Koh

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Environmental regulations or environmental-related technology to overcome energy security risk? Empirical analysis for top manufacturing countries 克服能源安全风险的环境法规或环境相关技术？顶级制造业国家的经验分析

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114397

Naveed Aslam, Wanping Yang, Rabia Saeed

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Impact of carbon tax on green building development: An evolutionary game analysis 碳税对绿色建筑发展的影响：进化博弈分析

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114401

Yu Zhao, Gege Gao, Jixiang Zhang, Miao Yu

{"title":"Impact of carbon tax on green building development: An evolutionary game analysis","authors":"Yu Zhao, Gege Gao, Jixiang Zhang, Miao Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114401","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114401","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The green building supply side is pivotal for curbing carbon emissions in the construction industry and fostering green building development. This study, focusing on carbon tax, explores how different carbon tax policies influence stakeholder engagement in low-carbon development of green buildings. Using a tripartite evolutionary game model involving the government, suppliers, and developers, we analyze stakeholder behavior under varying carbon tax policies. A sensitivity analysis was conducted on the factors affecting the stability of the evolutionary system. The results indicate that the absence of government-implemented carbon tax policies hinders effective carbon emission reduction in the construction sector. Conversely, the implementation of carbon tax policies positively influences emission reductions, though their impact varies. Policy suggestions based on the findings include: 1. Gradually elevate carbon tax rates and expand their industry coverage to motivate high-emission entities towards transformation. 2. Enhance public participation through subsidies, tax incentives, low-interest loans, and green financial tools. 3. Use penalties to drive corporate green transformation. 4. Phase out subsidies gradually to create a market-driven positive feedback loop. 5. Maintain education and awareness campaigns to foster sustainable public behavior.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11672,"journal":{"name":"Energy Policy","volume":"195 ","pages":"Article 114401"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142527834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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