کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5477364 1399217 2016 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Environmental and welfare assessment of fossil-fuels subsidies removal: A computable general equilibrium analysis for Ghana
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
ارزیابی محیط زیست و رفاه از حذف یارانه های سوخت فسیلی: یک تجزیه و تحلیل تعادل عمومی محاسبه شده برای غنا
کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی (عمومی)
چکیده انگلیسی
One of the motivations for the removal of subsidies on fossil fuels is that these subsidies lead to the over-consumption of energy, and as a result, undermine environmental quality. Despite the huge opportunities that removal of subsidies on fossil fuels may bring for climate change mitigation, empirical studies for Ghana have failed to appropriately test these links. For this reason, this study employs a multi-region computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to evaluate the welfare and environmental impacts from imported refined oil subsidies removal in Ghana. The simulation experiment shows evidence of welfare losses even if environmental benefits are accounted for. Although the rate of CO2 emissions appears to increase, there is an overall 1.9% improvement in environmental quality due to the removal of fuel subsidies. The results provided in this study imply that the removal of subsidies on energy should be implemented along with policies aimed at stimulating economic activities. In addition, the study has implications for the so-called 'green paradox'.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Energy - Volume 116, Part 1, 1 December 2016, Pages 1172-1179
نویسندگان
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