Search for dissertations about: "energy tax"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 51 swedish dissertations containing the words energy tax.
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21. An agent-based approach to supply side modeling of agricultural and power systems
Abstract : This thesis deals with the modeling of economic systems in the context of agricultural and power systems, and some aspects of the difference between the standard economics equilibrium approach and the agent-based approach. We model the supply side, where agents make decisions on what to produce or in what to invest. READ MORE
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22. Transition to a low-carbon electricity system — investment decisions under heterogeneity, uncertainty and financial feedback
Abstract : A transition to a low-carbon electricity system will require a substantial increase in the investment rate in low-carbon technologies. This calls for a better understanding of investment decisions and their impact on the pace of the transition. READ MORE
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23. Hollow cone gasoline/ethanol sprays under cold start conditions
Abstract : To decrease the release of CO2 from fossil fuels into the atmosphere, within the transportation sector the efficiency of vehicles and their engines must be increased. Additionally renewable fuels may be used to further decrease our reliance on fossil fuels. READ MORE
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24. Carbon Sink or Energy Source : Economic perspectives on future uses of forest resources in Sweden
Abstract : Abstract Forests and the resources they offer have been important for the Swedish economy for a long time, and the forest industry remains a large part of the manufacturing industry even as the economy is becoming more service-based. Forests are also increasingly seen as an important source of biofuels that can be used to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels and to reach the target for a carbon neutral economy by the year 2050. READ MORE
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25. Climate Change Policy of Bio-Energy: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
Abstract : This paper explores the intersectoral and land-use dynamics behind bio-energy�??s development as a climate change policy. Bio-energy from agriculture and forestry can potentially mitigate the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from energy use and land-use changes (LUC) by its substitution to fossil fuels and its diversion of land-use to biomass plantation. READ MORE