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LIFE Biorgest is a project led by Consorci Forestal de Catalunya, and it involves the participation of Xarxa de la Conservation de la Natura (XCN) and CREAF, among other partners. The…
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A new article by Ignasi Puig, Luís Campos and Rosaria Chifari (ENT) entitled “Taxes on Air Pollution in Spain” in the book Environmental Tax Studies for the Ecological…
The emission of air pollutants has detrimental effects on the environment and on human health. Taxes on air pollution are currently applied by seven Autonomous Communities in Spain. This…
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Rosaria Chiafri (ENT) will attend the MedaWeek Barcelona (Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders) on November 21th (Casa Llotja de Mar – Passeig Isabel II, 1). In particular, she…
The rebound effect reflects the difference between the expected energy savings from energy efficiency, and the real ones, considering the former is higher than the latter. In some extreme…
The article by Jaume Freire (ENT Foundation) entitled ”Energy taxation policies can counteract the rebound effect: Analysis within a general equilibrium framework“ has been…
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ENT, as representative of the Consortium DECISIVE will take part in the 23rd edition of the international technology expo on green economy ECOMONDO.
During the morning of the 7th of…
The notion of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has been part of the waste policy for a long time, particularly within the OECD countries. According to the OECD, EPR “aims to make…
The website “EcoMENA” has published the article by Ignasi Puig (ENT) entitled “The Concept of Generalised Extended Producer Responsibility (GEPR)”. EcoMENA is a volunteer-driven…
Verònica Martínez (Fundació ENT) will attend the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) World Congress. Verònica will be one of the speakers of the session “Bio-waste and…
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Luís Campos Rodrigues (ENT) will attend the next coordination meeting and general assembly of the European project H2020 – NATure-based URban innoVATION (NATURVATION). The event will…
Governments stimulate efficiency measures to save water resources, particularly in areas with high water stress and those that experience droughts. However, economic theory and some…
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The article by Jaume Freire (ENT Foundation) entitled ”Does Water Efficiency Reduce Water Consumption? The Economy-Wide Water Rebound Effect” has been accepted for publication…
The article starts by highlighting how the existing economic framework intrinsically collides with nature conservation goals, due to massive presence of environmental externalities, and…
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The Metres project (Modelling an Environmental Tax Reform in Spain) concluded in December 2018. It was the result of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship awarded by the European…
ENT Environment and Management has prepared, since 2006, a number of studies in several Catalan municipalities to implement waste charges based on “pay as you throw” schemes, through…
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A new article by Jaumre Freire (ENT) has been published in the journal Economic Systems Research. The article is entitled “Carbon Taxes and the Double Dividend Hypothesis in a…
A carbon tax is potentially a policy that can reduce CO2 emissions and mitigate climate risks, at lowest economy-wide costs. We develop a dynamic CGE model for Spain to assess the economic…
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Luis Campos Rodrigues (ENT) will participate in the preparatory meetings of the URIP (Urban-Regional Innovation Partnerships) sessions to be held in 2019, as well as the coordinating group…
A Beatriu de Pinós research grant from the Generalitat de Catalunya has been obtained by Jaume Freire González (ENT Foundation). The main objective of the project is to obtain a better…
