The Paris Agreement and Montenegro’s
INDC: Assessing the Environmental, Social,
and Economic Impacts of Selected Investments

Djurovic, Gordana; Ćetković, Jasmina; Djurovic, Vasilije; Jablan, Nebojsa

doi:10.15244/pjoes/76308

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“…Low-carbon transport is a priority in addressing the growing global problem of climate change [5][6]. Transport is still almost entirely dependent on fossil fuels (96%) and accounts for almost 60% of global oil consumption [7].…”

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Assessing Environmental Benefits from Investment in Railway Infrastructure

Ćetković¹,

Lakić²,

Bogdanovic³

et al. 2020

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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The implementation of the general objectives of environmental and climate policy implies significant involvement of low-carbon transport. High-speed rail (HSR) transport is particularly interesting, which is, unfortunately, usually not profitable for the owner of this infrastructure. Redirecting passenger and freight traffic from the road to rail improves the economic performance of the HSR, while improving the performance of the environmental protection system by reducing the amount of fossil fuel used by the transport sector and greenhouse gas emissions. The aforementioned economic and ecological benefits usually precede investments in the modernization of the existing railway infrastructure. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the share of environmental benefits in comparison with other benefits on the example of the project of reconstruction and modernization of the railway in Serbia using cost-benefit analysis. The financial analysis of the reconstruction and modernization project for the Novi Sad-Suboticathe border with Hungary railway line has not shown a satisfactory level of financial internal rate of return (FIRR), and the final decision on the implementation of the project can be made after carrying out a socioeconomic analysis. The socioeconomic analysis of the project pointed to the significant contribution of the project to the overall socioeconomic well-being of the country and/or region. In the structure of the overall socioeconomic benefits from the realization of the project, the savings due to reduced pollution of the environment is predominant, especially in freight traffic. This indicates a high ecological contribution of this and similar projects to the community.

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confidence: 99%

Assessing Environmental Benefits from Investment in Railway Infrastructure

Ćetković¹,

Lakić²,

Bogdanovic³

et al. 2020

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…After Parties signed the Paris Agreement, many scientists conducted studies on vagueness and comparability of INDCs, Pauw et al [16], Seo [17], Winkler et al [18]; the gap between the global target and national contributions, Benveniste et al [19], Höhne et al [20]; and supplies and uses of financial resources under the UNFCCC, Ghezloun et al [21], Zhang and Pan [22]. There were studies assessing the INDCs and evaluating implications of the policies set forth therein on a single country, Djurovic et al [23], Chunark et al [24], Siagian et al [25], Oshiro et al [26], Wu et al [27], Rasiah et al [28], Busby and Shidore [29]; and on multiple countries, Lee et al [30], Liu et al [31]. As the INDCs are considered the first emissions reduction pledges for many developing countries and due to the slightly more binding structure of the Paris Agreement compared with the Kyoto Protocol, INDCs of developing countries have many aspects to study.…”

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Achieving Turkey’s INDC Target: Assessments of NCCAP and INDC Documents and Proposing Conceivable Policies

Alkan¹,

Binatlı²,

Değer³

2018

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In 2015, Turkey submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) before the Paris Conference of the Parties (COP 21), expressing its intention to decrease emissions level at a rate of 21% from business as usual. This emissions reduction target is important as it is the first one for Turkey. However, Turkey faces unemployment problems and needs to sustain its growth. In this study, an Environmentally Extended Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), based on 2012 Input-Output data, was created, emissions reduction potentials of the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) together with the INDC were calculated, and alternative policies to reduce emissions to the target level and to boost the economy were proposed separately. The study finds that both the preparation and implementation of the previous national documents are problematic, and that Turkey was not meticulous about implementation of the climate mitigation policies in the previous national documents. The study also finds that reaching the emissions target with the INDC policies seems impossible and more conceivable policies are needed, and recommends that the INDC target and document itself should be revised substantially.

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The Paris Agreement and Montenegro’s INDC: Assessing the Environmental, Social, and Economic Impacts of Selected Investments

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Assessing Environmental Benefits from Investment in Railway Infrastructure

Assessing Environmental Benefits from Investment in Railway Infrastructure

Achieving Turkey’s INDC Target: Assessments of NCCAP and INDC Documents and Proposing Conceivable Policies

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