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Journal article
Published: 02 June 2021 in Sustainability
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The European Green Deal (EGD) is the most ambitious decarbonisation strategy currently envisaged, with a complex mix of different instruments aiming at improving the sustainability of the development patterns of the European Union in the next 30 years. The intrinsic complexity brings key open questions on the cost and effectiveness of the strategy. In this paper we propose a novel methodological approach to soft-linking two modelling tools, a systems thinking (ST) and a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, in order to provide a broader ex-ante policy evaluation process. We use ST to highlight the main economic feedback loops the EGD strategy might trigger. We then quantify these loops with a scenario analysis developed in a dynamic CGE framework. Our main finding is that such a soft-linking approach allows discovery of multiple channels and spillover effects across policy instruments that might help improve the policy mix design. Specifically, positive spillovers arise from the adoption of a revenue recycling mechanism that ensures strong support for the development and diffusion of clean energy technologies. Such spillover effects benefit not only the European Union (EU) market but also non-EU countries via trade-based technology transfer, with a net positive effect in terms of global emissions reduction.

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Andrea Bassi; Valeria Costantini; Elena Paglialunga. Modelling the European Union Sustainability Transition: A Soft-Linking Approach. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6303 .

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Andrea Bassi, Valeria Costantini, Elena Paglialunga. Modelling the European Union Sustainability Transition: A Soft-Linking Approach. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6303.

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Andrea Bassi; Valeria Costantini; Elena Paglialunga. 2021. "Modelling the European Union Sustainability Transition: A Soft-Linking Approach." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6303.

Original paper
Published: 17 November 2020 in Journal of Spatial Econometrics
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We propose an analysis of the multiple linkages between violent conflicts, weather-related variables and socio-economic conditions based on an original geo-referenced database covering the entire African continent with a grid resolution of 1° × 1° for the period 1990–2016. We implement a dynamic spatial panel Durbin model that allows us: (1) confirming well-known mechanisms in violent conflicts analysis; (2) assessing the relevance of persistency of violence over time; (3) adding new insights related to the role of spatial relations associated to contagion. In particular, the spatial specification allows us quantifying the contagious effect across space, that persists in a radius of more than 300 km. Weather-related variables seem to play a prominent role in shaping contagion with different strength depending on the temporal horizon adopted. The main implications we derive are twofold: (1) adaptation policies designed for reducing vulnerability of local communities to climate change must be integrated with direct actions for peacekeeping in order to break the persistency of violence over time that is responsible for failures of the adaptation actions themselves; (2) synergies from simultaneous actions developed for different local communities must drive geographical coordination of integrated policies in order to capture the positive elements of cooperation associated to geographical spillovers while breaking violence contagion across neighbours.

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Federica Cappelli; Caterina Conigliani; Valeria Costantini; Keti Lelo; Anil Markandya; Elena Paglialunga; Giorgia Sforna. Do spatial interactions fuel the climate-conflict vicious cycle? The case of the African continent. Journal of Spatial Econometrics 2020, 1, 1 -52.

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Federica Cappelli, Caterina Conigliani, Valeria Costantini, Keti Lelo, Anil Markandya, Elena Paglialunga, Giorgia Sforna. Do spatial interactions fuel the climate-conflict vicious cycle? The case of the African continent. Journal of Spatial Econometrics. 2020; 1 (1):1-52.

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Federica Cappelli; Caterina Conigliani; Valeria Costantini; Keti Lelo; Anil Markandya; Elena Paglialunga; Giorgia Sforna. 2020. "Do spatial interactions fuel the climate-conflict vicious cycle? The case of the African continent." Journal of Spatial Econometrics 1, no. 1: 1-52.

Journal article
Published: 20 August 2019 in Economic Modelling
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We develop a dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model based on the combination of different versions of GTAP utilities where alternative scenarios on ageing population trends are combined with projections on the incidence of automation into production processes and the adoption of unilateral decarbonisation policies. By simultaneously controlling for these different challenges that especially developed countries should face in the next decades, it is possible to disentangle non-linear mechanisms that will influence sustainability of public budget when the three issues are jointly combined. The European Union is taken as a case study. The first result is that ageing trends will impact fiscal sustainability reducing the EU capacity to respect the Stability and Growth Pact parameters. Second, when also considering technical change related to automation and robotics in the production process, fiscal sustainability will improve only in the case of input-neutral technological change. On the contrary, if biased technical change produces unemployment impact, negative impacts of ageing population are reinforced by automation. Third, the adoption of an environmental tax, here modelled in the form of a carbon price, leads to an improvement in environmental sustainability but has non-linear effects of fiscal sustainability.

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Valeria Costantini; Giorgia Sforna. A dynamic CGE model for jointly accounting ageing population, automation and environmental tax reform. European Union as a case study. Economic Modelling 2019, 87, 280 -306.

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Valeria Costantini, Giorgia Sforna. A dynamic CGE model for jointly accounting ageing population, automation and environmental tax reform. European Union as a case study. Economic Modelling. 2019; 87 ():280-306.

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Valeria Costantini; Giorgia Sforna. 2019. "A dynamic CGE model for jointly accounting ageing population, automation and environmental tax reform. European Union as a case study." Economic Modelling 87, no. : 280-306.

Journal article
Published: 06 May 2019 in Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
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This paper aims to analyse the evolution of energy efficiency systems for the residential sector of EU countries over the past twenty years and the associated process of structural change occurred in EU economies. To this purpose, we develop a set of indicators to measure some significant characteristics of the energy efficiency systems focusing on the residential sector and map European countries in terms of four dimensions: energy system, innovation pattern, policy mix design and export competitiveness. Building on these indicators we develop a cluster analysis identifying non-arbitrary homogeneous country groups according to several characteristics in order to investigate the co-evolution of technological trajectories, energy use performance and export competitiveness in this specific domain. Results suggest the distinction of EU countries into four groups, that are individually and comparatively scrutinized shedding light on how the four dimensions here considered dynamically evolved and interacted within and across countries. Empirical findings suggest that the design of the domestic policy mix may influence technological trajectories and structural change processes. Such effect appears to be related to the quality and dimension of international relationships with main economic partners.

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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Elena Paglialunga; Giorgia Sforna. System transition and structural change processes in the energy efficiency of residential sector: Evidence from EU countries. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 2019, 53, 309 -329.

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Valeria Costantini, Francesco Crespi, Elena Paglialunga, Giorgia Sforna. System transition and structural change processes in the energy efficiency of residential sector: Evidence from EU countries. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 2019; 53 ():309-329.

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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Elena Paglialunga; Giorgia Sforna. 2019. "System transition and structural change processes in the energy efficiency of residential sector: Evidence from EU countries." Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 53, no. : 309-329.

Regular article
Published: 03 November 2018 in Eurasian Business Review
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The debate on the capacity of the production system to adequate to a low-carbon economy is addressed by computing the capital–energy substitution elasticities \((\sigma_{KE} )\) for manufacturing sectors. We estimated the \(\sigma_{KE}\) at aggregate level for the whole manufacturing industry and for 10 distinguished sectors for 21 OECD countries (1990–2008); average substitution values are also computed at sector level comparing alternative econometric methods and for separate sub-periods to trace the time dynamics. Such methodology allows assessing how different sectors could respond to the introduction of new (energy saving) technologies, as in terms of factor productivity and substitutability opportunities. This corresponds to a dynamic evaluation of the speed of reaction of each sector in improving its energy efficiency and the capacity to be on track in a sustainable transition. Such assessment also helps policy makers to individuate sectors deserving transition support according to the speed of adjustment of elasticity values over time.

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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Elena Paglialunga. Capital–energy substitutability in manufacturing sectors: methodological and policy implications. Eurasian Business Review 2018, 9, 157 -182.

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Valeria Costantini, Francesco Crespi, Elena Paglialunga. Capital–energy substitutability in manufacturing sectors: methodological and policy implications. Eurasian Business Review. 2018; 9 (2):157-182.

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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Elena Paglialunga. 2018. "Capital–energy substitutability in manufacturing sectors: methodological and policy implications." Eurasian Business Review 9, no. 2: 157-182.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2018 in Energy Policy
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Massimiliano Corradini; Valeria Costantini; Anil Markandya; Elena Paglialunga; Giorgia Sforna. A dynamic assessment of instrument interaction and timing alternatives in the EU low-carbon policy mix design. Energy Policy 2018, 120, 73 -84.

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Massimiliano Corradini, Valeria Costantini, Anil Markandya, Elena Paglialunga, Giorgia Sforna. A dynamic assessment of instrument interaction and timing alternatives in the EU low-carbon policy mix design. Energy Policy. 2018; 120 ():73-84.

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Massimiliano Corradini; Valeria Costantini; Anil Markandya; Elena Paglialunga; Giorgia Sforna. 2018. "A dynamic assessment of instrument interaction and timing alternatives in the EU low-carbon policy mix design." Energy Policy 120, no. : 73-84.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2018 in Energy Policy
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This paper aims at investigating the main effects on EU employment dynamics related to private and public actions for energy efficiency. The econometric analysis relies on a sector-based panel dataset for 15 EU countries over the time span 1995–2009. The empirical analysis shows that after accounting for the role played by sectoral output growth, investment and innovation activities, sectoral energy efficiency gains display a negative effect on employment growth, in particular in energy intensive industries. On the contrary, we find that public actions towards energy efficiency may produce positive effects on employment dynamics. In particular, the higher incidence of taxation on energy costs, the effort towards energy efficiency gains realized in the public sector industries and the implementation of a comprehensive policy mix for energy efficiency at the country level, are factors positively influencing employment growth. This evidence highlights the complexity of the nexus between energy efficiency and employment dynamics, suggesting that superior employment performances can be achieved when complementarity effects between productivity enhancing activities and energy efficiency actions are realized.

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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Elena Paglialunga. The employment impact of private and public actions for energy efficiency: Evidence from European industries. Energy Policy 2018, 119, 250 -267.

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Valeria Costantini, Francesco Crespi, Elena Paglialunga. The employment impact of private and public actions for energy efficiency: Evidence from European industries. Energy Policy. 2018; 119 ():250-267.

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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Elena Paglialunga. 2018. "The employment impact of private and public actions for energy efficiency: Evidence from European industries." Energy Policy 119, no. : 250-267.

Article
Published: 24 July 2018 in Economia Politica
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The UNFCCC Paris Agreement, entered into force on 4 November 2016, represents a step forward in involving all countries in mitigation actions, even though it is based on a voluntary approach and lacks the active participation of some major polluting countries. The underinvestment in mitigation actions depends on market and policy failures and the absence of price signals internalizing the economic losses due to climatic damage. This contributes to underestimating potential benefits from global action. In this paper we discuss how crucial is the assessment of the vulnerability of a country to climate change in defining the threat and action strategies. A dynamic climate-economy CGE model is developed that includes a monetary evaluation of regional damages associated with climate change. By considering alternative damage profiles, results show that internalizing climatic costs might change the bargaining position of countries in climate negotiations. Consequently, damage costs should be given greater importance when defining the implementation of a global climate agreement.

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Valeria Costantini; Anil Markandya; Elena Paglialunga; Giorgia Sforna. Impact and distribution of climatic damages: a methodological proposal with a dynamic CGE model applied to global climate negotiations. Economia Politica 2018, 35, 809 -843.

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Valeria Costantini, Anil Markandya, Elena Paglialunga, Giorgia Sforna. Impact and distribution of climatic damages: a methodological proposal with a dynamic CGE model applied to global climate negotiations. Economia Politica. 2018; 35 (3):809-843.

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Valeria Costantini; Anil Markandya; Elena Paglialunga; Giorgia Sforna. 2018. "Impact and distribution of climatic damages: a methodological proposal with a dynamic CGE model applied to global climate negotiations." Economia Politica 35, no. 3: 809-843.

Chapter
Published: 10 May 2018 in Translating National Policy to Improve Environmental Conditions Impacting Public Health Through Community Planning
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This chapter describes the AidData dataset (1980–2010) that collects aid flows for environmental protection, broadly defined as green aid, that are directed to developing countries. A joint analysis of historical trends and the identification of main donors and recipients reveal why green aid data must be independently gathered apart from general aid flows. The recommendation is based on evidence suggesting that disentangling the flow of different assistance can improve monitoring and performance metrics that more accurately capture the role of international transfers towards achieving global sustainable development goals. The review of specific investment domains and distribution of financing activities among recipients leads to several policy suggestions to modify the international community mechanisms that measure environmental protection and sustainability goals. General recommendations also suggest a foundation for identifying multilateral vs. green aid flow, inclusion criteria for environmental impact projects, and greater accountability stemming from improvements in data reliability.

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Valeria Costantini; Antonio Mele. Green Aid Flows: Trends and Opportunities for Developing Countries. Translating National Policy to Improve Environmental Conditions Impacting Public Health Through Community Planning 2018, 23 -40.

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Valeria Costantini, Antonio Mele. Green Aid Flows: Trends and Opportunities for Developing Countries. Translating National Policy to Improve Environmental Conditions Impacting Public Health Through Community Planning. 2018; ():23-40.

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Valeria Costantini; Antonio Mele. 2018. "Green Aid Flows: Trends and Opportunities for Developing Countries." Translating National Policy to Improve Environmental Conditions Impacting Public Health Through Community Planning , no. : 23-40.

Preprint
Published: 23 January 2018 in SSRN Electronic Journal
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This paper aims to analyse the evolution of energy efficiency systems for the residential sector of EU countries over the past twenty years and the associated process of structural change occurred in EU economies. To this purpose, we develop a set of indicators to measure some significant characteristics of the energy efficiency systems and map European countries in terms of four dimensions: energy system, innovation system, policy mix design and export competitiveness. Building on these indicators we develop a cluster analysis identifying non-arbitrary homogeneous country groups according to several characteristics in order to investigate the co-evolution of technological trajectories, energy use performance and structural change in this specific domain. Results suggest the distinction of EU countries into four groups, that are individually and comparatively scrutinized shedding light on how the four dimensions here considered dynamically evolved and interacted within and across countries. Empirical findings reveal that the design of the domestic policy mix may play a key role in shaping technological trajectories and structural change processes that in turns allow an increase in external competitiveness performance. Such positive impact appears to be closely related to the quality and quantity of international relationships with main economic partners.

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Valeria Mname Costantini; Francesco Mname Crespi; Elena Mname Paglialunga; Giorgia Mname Sforna. System Transition and Structural Change Processes in the Energy Efficiency of Residential Sector: Evidence from EU Countries. SSRN Electronic Journal 2018, 1 .

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Valeria Mname Costantini, Francesco Mname Crespi, Elena Mname Paglialunga, Giorgia Mname Sforna. System Transition and Structural Change Processes in the Energy Efficiency of Residential Sector: Evidence from EU Countries. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2018; ():1.

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Valeria Mname Costantini; Francesco Mname Crespi; Elena Mname Paglialunga; Giorgia Mname Sforna. 2018. "System Transition and Structural Change Processes in the Energy Efficiency of Residential Sector: Evidence from EU Countries." SSRN Electronic Journal , no. : 1.

Preprint
Published: 01 January 2018
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The debate on the capacity of the production system to adequate to a low-carbon economy is addressed by computing the capital-energy substitution elasticities ( for manufacturing sectors. We estimated the at aggregate level for the whole manufacturing industry and for 10 distinguished sectors for 21 OECD countries (1990-2008); average substitution values are also computed at sector level comparing alternative econometric methods and for separate sub-periods to trace the time dynamics. Such methodology allows assessing how different sectors could respond to the introduction of new (energy saving) technologies, as in terms of factor productivity and substitutability opportunities. This corresponds to a dynamic evaluation of the speed of reaction of each sector in improving its energy efficiency and the capacity to be on track in a sustainable transition. Such assessment also helps policy makers to individuate sectors deserving transition support according to the speed of adjustment of elasticity values over time.

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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Elena Paglialunga. Capital-energy substitutability in manufacturing sectors: methodological and policy implications. 2018, 1 .

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Valeria Costantini, Francesco Crespi, Elena Paglialunga. Capital-energy substitutability in manufacturing sectors: methodological and policy implications. . 2018; ():1.

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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Elena Paglialunga. 2018. "Capital-energy substitutability in manufacturing sectors: methodological and policy implications." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2017 in Environmental Science & Policy
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The Paris Agreement reached during the COP21 in December 2015 represents a timid step towards burden sharing in emission mitigation involving all countries. However, given the heterogeneity of countries and their relative differences in vulnerability to climate change damage and in mitigation costs, compensating schemes are required to reach an effective agreement. This paper investigates the role of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as a potential compensating measure for both adaptation and mitigation actions under a global climate regime. A dynamic climate-economy computable general equilibrium model (GDynEP) is developed by including both a monetary valuation of climate change damage costs and two alternative methods to determine the allocation of GCF resources among receiving countries and between adaptation and mitigation contributions. Results show that, despite the high costs associated with the implementation of mitigation actions, most developing countries would face even higher costs in case of inaction. Furthermore, the preference of a country for an allocation method is strongly influenced by its characteristics and needs. Consequently, a main policy conclusion is to design country-specific sharing rules for GCF in order to maximize country participation in a global agreement

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Alessandro Antimiani; Valeria Costantini; Anil Markandya; Elena Paglialunga; Giorgia Sforna. The Green Climate Fund as an effective compensatory mechanism in global climate negotiations. Environmental Science & Policy 2017, 77, 49 -68.

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Alessandro Antimiani, Valeria Costantini, Anil Markandya, Elena Paglialunga, Giorgia Sforna. The Green Climate Fund as an effective compensatory mechanism in global climate negotiations. Environmental Science & Policy. 2017; 77 ():49-68.

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Alessandro Antimiani; Valeria Costantini; Anil Markandya; Elena Paglialunga; Giorgia Sforna. 2017. "The Green Climate Fund as an effective compensatory mechanism in global climate negotiations." Environmental Science & Policy 77, no. : 49-68.

Book chapter
Published: 14 July 2017 in Inequality and Uneven Development in the Post-Crisis World
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Nicola Caravaggio; Valeria Costantini; Martina Iorio; Salvatore Monni; Elena Paglialunga. The challenge of hydropower as a sustainable development alternative. Inequality and Uneven Development in the Post-Crisis World 2017, 213 -242.

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Nicola Caravaggio, Valeria Costantini, Martina Iorio, Salvatore Monni, Elena Paglialunga. The challenge of hydropower as a sustainable development alternative. Inequality and Uneven Development in the Post-Crisis World. 2017; ():213-242.

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Nicola Caravaggio; Valeria Costantini; Martina Iorio; Salvatore Monni; Elena Paglialunga. 2017. "The challenge of hydropower as a sustainable development alternative." Inequality and Uneven Development in the Post-Crisis World , no. : 213-242.

Journal article
Published: 01 July 2017 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Giovanni Marin; Elena Paglialunga. Eco-innovation, sustainable supply chains and environmental performance in European industries 1 1We gratefully acknowledge the support by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 649186 – ISIGrowth. The comments and suggestions by three anonymous referees are also acknowledged. The usual disclaimers apply. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 155, 141 -154.

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Valeria Costantini, Francesco Crespi, Giovanni Marin, Elena Paglialunga. Eco-innovation, sustainable supply chains and environmental performance in European industries 1 1We gratefully acknowledge the support by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 649186 – ISIGrowth. The comments and suggestions by three anonymous referees are also acknowledged. The usual disclaimers apply. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 155 ():141-154.

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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Giovanni Marin; Elena Paglialunga. 2017. "Eco-innovation, sustainable supply chains and environmental performance in European industries 1 1We gratefully acknowledge the support by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 649186 – ISIGrowth. The comments and suggestions by three anonymous referees are also acknowledged. The usual disclaimers apply." Journal of Cleaner Production 155, no. : 141-154.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2017 in Research Policy
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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Alessandro Palma. Characterizing the policy mix and its impact on eco-innovation: A patent analysis of energy-efficient technologies. Research Policy 2017, 46, 799 -819.

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Valeria Costantini, Francesco Crespi, Alessandro Palma. Characterizing the policy mix and its impact on eco-innovation: A patent analysis of energy-efficient technologies. Research Policy. 2017; 46 (4):799-819.

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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Alessandro Palma. 2017. "Characterizing the policy mix and its impact on eco-innovation: A patent analysis of energy-efficient technologies." Research Policy 46, no. 4: 799-819.

Reference entry
Published: 29 March 2017 in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science
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Economic damage from climate change includes several aspects that need to be considered at the global and regional levels to achieve an equitable common solution to global warming. The economic literature reviewed here analyzes this issue under three general perspectives. First, the analytical estimation of the linkages between damages in monetary terms and climate variables, as projections of temperature, precipitation, and frequency of extreme events, is rapidly evolving. Damage functions are included in complex economic models in order to calculate the economic impact of the climate change on economic output and growth, thus informing the debate on the amount of resources that should be devoted to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and limiting climate damages. The choice of the geographical aggregation in this respect is a crucial aspect to be considered if policy advice is to be formulated on the basis of model results. The higher the level of regional detail, the more reliable the results are in terms of geographical distribution of economic damages. Second, the precise estimation of the costs associated with different damages caused by climate change is attracting growing interest. Climate costs present a wide range of heterogeneity for several reasons, such as the different formulation of the damage function adopted, the modeling design of the economic impact, the temporal horizon considered, and the differentiation across sectors. Two broad categories of analysis are relevant. The first refers to the choice of the sectoral dimension under investigation, where some studies cover multiple sectors and their interactions, while others analyze specific sectors in depth. The second classification criterion refers to the choice of the economic aspects estimated, where a strand of literature analyzes only market-based costs, while other analyses also include non-market (or intangible) damages. The most common sectors investigated are agriculture, forestry, health, energy, coastal zones and sea level rise, extreme events, tourism, ecosystem, industry, air quality, and catastrophic damages. Most studies consider market-based costs, while non-market impacts need to be better detailed in economic models. Third, the computation of a single number through the analytical framework of the social costs of carbon (SCC) represents a key aspect of the process of adapting complex results in order to properly inform the political debate. SCC represents the marginal global damage cost of carbon emissions and can also be interpreted as the economic value of damages avoided for unitary GHG emission reduction. Several uncertainties still influence the robustness of the SCC analytical framework, such as the choice of the discount rate, which strongly influences the role of SCC in supporting or not mitigation action in the short term. Although the debate on the economic damages arising from climate change is flourishing, several aspects still need to be...

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Anil Markandya; Elena Paglialunga; Valeria Costantini; Giorgia Sforna. Global and Regional Economic Damages from Climate Change. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science 2017, 1 .

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Anil Markandya, Elena Paglialunga, Valeria Costantini, Giorgia Sforna. Global and Regional Economic Damages from Climate Change. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science. 2017; ():1.

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Anil Markandya; Elena Paglialunga; Valeria Costantini; Giorgia Sforna. 2017. "Global and Regional Economic Damages from Climate Change." Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2016 in Ecological Economics
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The European Union (EU) has developed a strategy to mitigate climate change by cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fostering low carbon technologies. However, the risk of implementing unilateral policies is that distortive effects are generated at the global scale affecting world energy prices, international competitiveness and the geographical allocation of carbon intensive production processes. Using a dynamic CGE model, we assess the rate of carbon leakage and adverse impacts on competitiveness in a number of scenarios over the period 2010–2050. According to the model results, we highlight two major issues. First, in the case of a unilateral EU climate policy, carbon leakage and negative effects on competitiveness are quite serious. Anti-leakage measures can only mitigate leakage and adverse economic impacts on competitiveness in a limited way. On the contrary, an optimality analysis addressing the environmental effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and political feasibility of alternative policy solutions reveals that the EU long term decarbonisation strategy by investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy might ensure protection of vulnerable manufacturing activities while enhancing the competitiveness of technologically-advanced industries.

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Alessandro Antimiani; Valeria Costantini; Onno Kuik; Elena Paglialunga. Mitigation of adverse effects on competitiveness and leakage of unilateral EU climate policy: An assessment of policy instruments. Ecological Economics 2016, 128, 246 -259.

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Alessandro Antimiani, Valeria Costantini, Onno Kuik, Elena Paglialunga. Mitigation of adverse effects on competitiveness and leakage of unilateral EU climate policy: An assessment of policy instruments. Ecological Economics. 2016; 128 ():246-259.

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Alessandro Antimiani; Valeria Costantini; Onno Kuik; Elena Paglialunga. 2016. "Mitigation of adverse effects on competitiveness and leakage of unilateral EU climate policy: An assessment of policy instruments." Ecological Economics 128, no. : 246-259.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2016 in Ecological Economics
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Despite the efforts made during the last climate conferences (COPs), countries participating in the negotiation process are still far from reaching an agreement on the implementation of a new Post-Kyoto climate regime. The growing role played by developing countries in negotiations is one of the main causes behind the deadlock. Further attention should therefore be paid to the composition of the alliances formed by developing countries in order to better understand the key structural features driving their bargaining positions. By applying a cluster analysis, this paper aims to investigate the role played by heterogeneity in specific characteristics of developing countries in explaining divergent costs and benefits associated with alternative climate negotiation outcomes. By clustering developing countries according to their economic, geographic, environmental, energy, and social characteristics, the paper presents some considerations on climate political economy strategies in these countries with respect to existing bargaining coalitions.

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Valeria Costantini; Giorgia Sforna; Mariangela Zoli. Interpreting bargaining strategies of developing countries in climate negotiations. A quantitative approach. Ecological Economics 2016, 121, 128 -139.

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Valeria Costantini, Giorgia Sforna, Mariangela Zoli. Interpreting bargaining strategies of developing countries in climate negotiations. A quantitative approach. Ecological Economics. 2016; 121 ():128-139.

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Valeria Costantini; Giorgia Sforna; Mariangela Zoli. 2016. "Interpreting bargaining strategies of developing countries in climate negotiations. A quantitative approach." Ecological Economics 121, no. : 128-139.

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Published: 01 January 2016
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The introduction and adoption of green technologies are considered the most cost effective way to reduce environmental pressure without compromising economic competitiveness. The scientific literature has emphasized the crucial role played by diffusion pathways of green technologies along the supply value chain, but empirical quantitative findings on the effectiveness of green technologies in improving environmental performance are scarce. The objective of this paper is to highlight the role of inter-sectoral linkages in shaping the influence played by eco-innovations on sectoral environmental performance. Empirical findings show that both the direct and indirect effects of eco-innovations help reduce environmental stress and that the strength of these impacts varies across the value chain depending on the technology adopted and the type of pollutant under scrutiny. The main implications we can deduce are that, first both corporate and policy governance strategies should specifically address the goal of maximizing environmental gains that can be achieved through the development and adoption of clean technologies along the supply chain, and second both strategies should be coordinated in order to minimize the costs for reducing environmental pressures.

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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Giovanni Marin; Elena Paglialunga. Eco-innovation, sustainable supply chains and environmental performance in European industries. 2016, 1 .

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Valeria Costantini, Francesco Crespi, Giovanni Marin, Elena Paglialunga. Eco-innovation, sustainable supply chains and environmental performance in European industries. . 2016; ():1.

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Valeria Costantini; Francesco Crespi; Giovanni Marin; Elena Paglialunga. 2016. "Eco-innovation, sustainable supply chains and environmental performance in European industries." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2015 in Economic Modelling
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Alessandro Antimiani; Valeria Costantini; Elena Paglialunga. The sensitivity of climate-economy CGE models to energy-related elasticity parameters: Implications for climate policy design. Economic Modelling 2015, 51, 38 -52.

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Alessandro Antimiani, Valeria Costantini, Elena Paglialunga. The sensitivity of climate-economy CGE models to energy-related elasticity parameters: Implications for climate policy design. Economic Modelling. 2015; 51 ():38-52.

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Alessandro Antimiani; Valeria Costantini; Elena Paglialunga. 2015. "The sensitivity of climate-economy CGE models to energy-related elasticity parameters: Implications for climate policy design." Economic Modelling 51, no. : 38-52.