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Innovative climate policy instruments

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How effective has past Swiss climate policy been in lowering CO2 emissions, in particular the CO2 levy? Finding that they have been little effective, what innovative instruments could be more effective, in particular for aviation? ...

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Clean air policies are key for successfully mitigating Arctic warming

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A tighter integration of modeling frameworks for climate and air quality is urgently needed to assess the impacts of clean air policies on future Arctic and global climate. We combined a new model emulator and comprehensive emissions scenarios for air poll ...

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Towards climate-neutral aviation: fewer flights, benefits for biodiversity and society, and renewed legitimacy for airlines

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To play its part in global efforts to solve the climate crisis, global aviation would need to reduce passenger flight volumes to 1984 levels and set up a new fund to finance carbon removal projects. This would require significant adjustments for companies ...

Institute for Management Development2022

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Understanding chemical processes leading to the formation of atmospheric aerosol particles is crucial to improve our capabilities in predicting the future climate. However, those mechanisms are still inadequately characterized, especially in polar regions. ...

COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH2022

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