Buildings consume energy for different purposes. One core function is to provide healthy
and comfortable living conditions for the humans that inhabit these buildings. The …

We examine how a European carbon price will affect citizens by studying its incidence on
households in 23 countries of the EU. At the national level, the distributional impact before …

Carbon tax and carbon emission trading are used as emission reduction strategies. This
paper re-analyzes the differences between the carbon tax and carbon trading by applying a …

Existing estimates of optimal climate policy ignore the possibility that carbon tax revenues
could be used in a progressive way; model results therefore typically imply that near-term …

This paper aims to quantify the relation between real GDP, CO2 emissions, renewable and
nonrenewable energy consumption, tourism development and labor force for France and …

Alex de Vries has been a blockchain specialist at PwC's Experience Center since 2015. He
earned his MSc in Economics and Business from the Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2011 …

Double energy vulnerability (DEV) is the increased likelihood of negative impacts upon well-
being, owing to the intersection of domestic energy poverty (DEP) and transport energy …

In this paper we analyze the relationship between social inequality and climate change
policy actions in African countries. We examine whether the needs of the poor influence …

Energy poverty currently affects a significant number of European households, representing
a growing problem in the EU. But fuel poverty is not an easily understood phenomenon and …

Green tax reform is unpopular because, typically, the poor are hurt most by the higher prices
of carbon-intensive commodities. If revenues from a carbon tax are recycled, it may be …