Directed technical change, environmental sustainability, and population growth

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Directed technical change, environmental sustainability, and population growth. / Kruse-Andersen, Peter Kjær.

I: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Bind 122, 102885, 10.2023.

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Kruse-Andersen, PK 2023, 'Directed technical change, environmental sustainability, and population growth', Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, bind 122, 102885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2023.102885

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Kruse-Andersen, P. K. (2023). Directed technical change, environmental sustainability, and population growth. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 122, [102885]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2023.102885

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Kruse-Andersen PK. Directed technical change, environmental sustainability, and population growth. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 2023 okt.;122. 102885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2023.102885

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Kruse-Andersen, Peter Kjær. / Directed technical change, environmental sustainability, and population growth. I: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 2023 ; Bind 122.

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abstract = "Population growth has two potentially counteracting effects on pollution emissions: (i) more people imply more production and thereby more emissions, and (ii) more people imply a larger research capacity which might reduce the emission intensity of production, depending on the direction of research. This study investigates how to achieve a given climate goal in the presence of these two effects. A growth model featuring both directed technical change and population growth is developed. The model allows for simultaneous research in polluting and non-polluting technologies. Both analytical and numerical results indicate that population growth is a burden on the environment, even when all research efforts are directed toward non-polluting technologies. Thus, research subsidies alone cannot ensure environmental sustainability. Instead, the analysis highlights the importance of carbon taxes for climate change mitigation.",
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