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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Viabilidade e importância da redução da emissão de clorofluorcarbonos (CFCS) por reciclagem e controle no uso / Feasibility and importance of reducing emissions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for recycling and control in use

Assunção, João Vicente de 06 July 1993 (has links)
Uma pesquisa de campo foi conduzida para verificar as condições reais de utilização de clorofluorcarbonos em sistemas de refrigeração e de condicionamento de ar. A pesquisa cobriu os setores de refrigeração de supermercados, ar condicionado de edifícios e oficinas de reparação e de manutenção de geladeiras, \"Freezers\" e condicionadores de ar compactos e automotivos. A região escolhida para a pesquisa está localizada no município de São Paulo, tendo uma superfície de 12,504 Km2. As seguintes conclusões principais resultaram deste estudo: Predomina o consumo do HCFC 22 nos usuários pesquisados; a reciclagem e a recuperação ocorrem em pequena escala na região estudada; os sistemas de condicionamento de ar automotivos são a fonte mais significativa de substâncias agressivas à camada de ozônio, nos usuários pesquisados; vazamentos ocorrem por práticas de serviço não adequadas; a utilização do CFC 11 para limpeza de circuitos reduz o ganho obtido em sistemas que empregam o HCFC 22; a manutenção preventiva mostrou ser eficaz tanto para reduzir o consumo de gás refrigerante, como para reduzir a substituição de peças e componentes; a reciclagem e a recuperação do gás refrigerante tem efeito positivo em relação à camada de ozônio, economiza recursos naturais, reduz o consumo de energia, os riscos ao meio ambiente e à saúde da comunidade em geral. Finalmente, são feitas recomendações para o estabelecimento de um programa efetivo de reciclagem e recuperação de gases refrigerantes. / A field study was performed for verifying the actual conditions of the use of chlorofluorcarbons in refrigeration and air conditioning systems. The study has covered the sectors of supermarket refrigeration, building air conditioning systems, and refrigerators freezers and compact and automobile air conditioning systems repair shops. The region chosen for this study is located in the city of Sao Paulo and it has an area of 12.504 km2. The following conclusions resulted from the study: There is a predominance of the of HCFC 22 in the systems surveyied; recycling and recuperation are used in small scale in the region of the study; in the users covered by the study, the automobile air conditioning sector is the most important source of emission of ozone depleting substances; leaks occur because of bad service practices; the use of CFC 11 for circuit cleaning decreases the the gain obtained with the use of HCFC 22; the preventive maintenance has proved to be very efficient both for reducing the consum of refrigeration gases and for reducing the consum of parts and components of the refrigeration system; recycling and recuperation of refrigeration gases have positive effects in relation to the ozone layer, it saves natural resources, and reduces the risk to the enviromnent and to the public health. Finally, recommendations are made for the establishment of an effective refrigerant conservation program.
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Viabilidade e importância da redução da emissão de clorofluorcarbonos (CFCS) por reciclagem e controle no uso / Feasibility and importance of reducing emissions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for recycling and control in use

João Vicente de Assunção 06 July 1993 (has links)
Uma pesquisa de campo foi conduzida para verificar as condições reais de utilização de clorofluorcarbonos em sistemas de refrigeração e de condicionamento de ar. A pesquisa cobriu os setores de refrigeração de supermercados, ar condicionado de edifícios e oficinas de reparação e de manutenção de geladeiras, \"Freezers\" e condicionadores de ar compactos e automotivos. A região escolhida para a pesquisa está localizada no município de São Paulo, tendo uma superfície de 12,504 Km2. As seguintes conclusões principais resultaram deste estudo: Predomina o consumo do HCFC 22 nos usuários pesquisados; a reciclagem e a recuperação ocorrem em pequena escala na região estudada; os sistemas de condicionamento de ar automotivos são a fonte mais significativa de substâncias agressivas à camada de ozônio, nos usuários pesquisados; vazamentos ocorrem por práticas de serviço não adequadas; a utilização do CFC 11 para limpeza de circuitos reduz o ganho obtido em sistemas que empregam o HCFC 22; a manutenção preventiva mostrou ser eficaz tanto para reduzir o consumo de gás refrigerante, como para reduzir a substituição de peças e componentes; a reciclagem e a recuperação do gás refrigerante tem efeito positivo em relação à camada de ozônio, economiza recursos naturais, reduz o consumo de energia, os riscos ao meio ambiente e à saúde da comunidade em geral. Finalmente, são feitas recomendações para o estabelecimento de um programa efetivo de reciclagem e recuperação de gases refrigerantes. / A field study was performed for verifying the actual conditions of the use of chlorofluorcarbons in refrigeration and air conditioning systems. The study has covered the sectors of supermarket refrigeration, building air conditioning systems, and refrigerators freezers and compact and automobile air conditioning systems repair shops. The region chosen for this study is located in the city of Sao Paulo and it has an area of 12.504 km2. The following conclusions resulted from the study: There is a predominance of the of HCFC 22 in the systems surveyied; recycling and recuperation are used in small scale in the region of the study; in the users covered by the study, the automobile air conditioning sector is the most important source of emission of ozone depleting substances; leaks occur because of bad service practices; the use of CFC 11 for circuit cleaning decreases the the gain obtained with the use of HCFC 22; the preventive maintenance has proved to be very efficient both for reducing the consum of refrigeration gases and for reducing the consum of parts and components of the refrigeration system; recycling and recuperation of refrigeration gases have positive effects in relation to the ozone layer, it saves natural resources, and reduces the risk to the enviromnent and to the public health. Finally, recommendations are made for the establishment of an effective refrigerant conservation program.
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Essais sur des questions internationales en économie de l'environnement

Nkuiya Mbakop, Robeny Bruno 04 1900 (has links)
Cette thèse est constituée de trois articles. Le premier étudie le problème de pollution globale dans un contexte environnemental incertain. Le deuxième article traite des accords internationaux sur l'environnement. Le troisième article montre comment la libéralisation du commerce peut affecter le bien-être et les taxes sur la pollution dans un monde où les pays sont hétérogènes et la pollution transfrontalière. Dans le premier article, je considère un monde dans lequel les pays souffrent uniformément de la pollution globale. Ils font face à une menace continuelle de voir les dommages causés par cette pollution globale s'accroître subitement de façon irréversible. Je caractérise le niveau des émissions, le stock de pollution, et le niveau de bien-être actualisé en équilibres coopératif et non-coopératif. L'objectif visé est d'analyser l'impact de ce type d'incertitude sur les équilibres issus des comportements stratégiques des pays. Je trouve que cette incertitude peut avoir un effet significatif sur ces équilibres. Les pays réduisent leurs émissions pour atténuer leur exposition à cette menace. Plus la menace est grande, plus les pays ajustent leurs émissions afin de réduire le stock de pollution globale. Cependant, en dépit du fait que cette incertitude diminue le bien-être net initial, elle peut à long terme avoir un effet net positif sur le bien-être. Le deuxième article étend la classe des modèles dynamiques standards traitant des accords internationaux sur l'environnement au cas où la durée de la période d'engagement à de tels accords est un paramètre que l'on peut varier de façon exogène. Nous y étudions les évolutions dans le temps de la taille des coalitions stables, du stock de pollution et du taux d'émissions en fonction de la durée d'engagement. Nous montrons que la longueur de la période d'engagement a un effet très significatif sur l'équilibre. Trois intervalles de durée d'engagement sont identifiés pour lesquels l'équilibre et sa dynamique diffèrent considérablement. Alors que pour des durées de la période d'engagement très longues on observe des coalitions stables constituées d'un petit nombre de pays, si ces durées sont suffisamment courtes on peut observer un niveau de coopération élevé. Les durées d'engagement entre ces deux extrêmes sont caractérisées par une relation inverse entre la durée de la période d'engagement et la taille des coalitions stables. Ces faits portent à croire qu'il faudrait accorder une attention toute particulière au choix de la durée d'engagement lors de l'élaboration de tels accords internationaux. Le troisième article s'inscrit dans un contexte où les activités de production des pays potentiellement hétérogènes génèrent de la pollution qui peut traverser les frontières et nuire au bien-être des pays impliqués. Dans chacun de ces pays, l'état impose des taxes sur la pollution aux firmes polluantes et des tarifs à l'importation afin de corriger cette distorsion. Ce papier a pour but d'évaluer les effets que pourrait avoir une diminution des tarifs douaniers sur la production, les taxes sur la pollution et le bien-être de ces pays. La littérature existante a étudié ce problème, mais seulement dans le cadre d'un commerce bilatéral entre pays identiques. Cet article fournit un cadre d'analyse plus réaliste dans lequel les pays ne seront pas nécessairement identiques et où le commerce pourra être multilatéral. Il devient alors possible de mettre en évidence le biais introduit en négligeant ces deux facteurs. Dans ce nouveau contexte, je montre qu'une réduction des tarifs d'importation n'augmente pas nécessairement la production; elle peut aussi nuire au bien-être, même si la pollution est purement locale. / This thesis is composed of three papers. The first paper studies the problem of global pollution in the context of environmental uncertainty. The second paper has to do with international environmental agreements. The third paper shows how trade liberalization can affect welfare and pollution taxes in a world of heterogeneous countries and transboundary pollution. In the first paper, I consider a world where countries suffer uniformly from global pollution while facing a continuous threat that the damages from this global pollution will suddenly jump to an irreversible high-damage state. I characterize the equilibrium level of emissions, the equilibrium stock of global pollution and the discounted net social welfare for both the cooperative and non-cooperative equilibria. The purpose is to analyze the impact of this type of uncertainty on the equilibrium behavior of the countries. I find that this uncertainty can have a significant effect on those equilibria. Countries reduce their emissions to mitigate their exposure to that threat. As the level of threat rises, countries adjust their emissions to lower the stock of pollutant. However, although initially this type of uncertainty has the effect of lowering the discounted net welfare, it can in the long run have a net positive effect on welfare. The second paper extends the standard model of self-enforcing dynamic international environmental agreements by allowing the length of the period of commitment of such agreements to vary as a parameter. It analyzes the pattern of behavior of the size of stable coalitions, the stock of pollutant and the emission rate as a function of the length of the period of commitment. It is shown that the length of the period of commitment can have very significant effects on the equilibrium. Three distinct intervals for the length of the period of commitment are identified, across which the equilibrium and its dynamic behavior differ considerably. Whereas for sufficiently high values of the period of commitment only self-enforcing agreements by a small number of countries are possible, for sufficiently low such values cooperation on the part of a very high number of countries can be occur. Lengths of periods of commitment between those two thresholds are characterized by an inverse relationship between the length of commitment and the membership size of the agreement. This suggests that considerable attention should be given to the determination of the length of such international agreements. The third paper considers a trade situation where the production activities of potentially heterogeneous countries generate pollution which can cross borders and harm the well-being of all the countries involved. In each of those countries the policy maker levies pollution taxes on the polluting firms and a tariff on imports in order to correct that distortion. The purpose of the paper is to investigate the effect of a reduction in the tariff on equilibrium pollution taxes and welfare. The existing literature has investigated this problem for trade between two identical countries. This paper analyzes the problem in the more realistic context where countries are not necessarily identical and trade can be multilateral. It becomes possible to show what bias is introduced when those two realities are neglected. I find that a tariff reduction can actually lower output; it can also lower welfare even if pollution is purely local.
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Essais sur des questions internationales en économie de l'environnement

Nkuiya Mbakop, Robeny Bruno 04 1900 (has links)
Cette thèse est constituée de trois articles. Le premier étudie le problème de pollution globale dans un contexte environnemental incertain. Le deuxième article traite des accords internationaux sur l'environnement. Le troisième article montre comment la libéralisation du commerce peut affecter le bien-être et les taxes sur la pollution dans un monde où les pays sont hétérogènes et la pollution transfrontalière. Dans le premier article, je considère un monde dans lequel les pays souffrent uniformément de la pollution globale. Ils font face à une menace continuelle de voir les dommages causés par cette pollution globale s'accroître subitement de façon irréversible. Je caractérise le niveau des émissions, le stock de pollution, et le niveau de bien-être actualisé en équilibres coopératif et non-coopératif. L'objectif visé est d'analyser l'impact de ce type d'incertitude sur les équilibres issus des comportements stratégiques des pays. Je trouve que cette incertitude peut avoir un effet significatif sur ces équilibres. Les pays réduisent leurs émissions pour atténuer leur exposition à cette menace. Plus la menace est grande, plus les pays ajustent leurs émissions afin de réduire le stock de pollution globale. Cependant, en dépit du fait que cette incertitude diminue le bien-être net initial, elle peut à long terme avoir un effet net positif sur le bien-être. Le deuxième article étend la classe des modèles dynamiques standards traitant des accords internationaux sur l'environnement au cas où la durée de la période d'engagement à de tels accords est un paramètre que l'on peut varier de façon exogène. Nous y étudions les évolutions dans le temps de la taille des coalitions stables, du stock de pollution et du taux d'émissions en fonction de la durée d'engagement. Nous montrons que la longueur de la période d'engagement a un effet très significatif sur l'équilibre. Trois intervalles de durée d'engagement sont identifiés pour lesquels l'équilibre et sa dynamique diffèrent considérablement. Alors que pour des durées de la période d'engagement très longues on observe des coalitions stables constituées d'un petit nombre de pays, si ces durées sont suffisamment courtes on peut observer un niveau de coopération élevé. Les durées d'engagement entre ces deux extrêmes sont caractérisées par une relation inverse entre la durée de la période d'engagement et la taille des coalitions stables. Ces faits portent à croire qu'il faudrait accorder une attention toute particulière au choix de la durée d'engagement lors de l'élaboration de tels accords internationaux. Le troisième article s'inscrit dans un contexte où les activités de production des pays potentiellement hétérogènes génèrent de la pollution qui peut traverser les frontières et nuire au bien-être des pays impliqués. Dans chacun de ces pays, l'état impose des taxes sur la pollution aux firmes polluantes et des tarifs à l'importation afin de corriger cette distorsion. Ce papier a pour but d'évaluer les effets que pourrait avoir une diminution des tarifs douaniers sur la production, les taxes sur la pollution et le bien-être de ces pays. La littérature existante a étudié ce problème, mais seulement dans le cadre d'un commerce bilatéral entre pays identiques. Cet article fournit un cadre d'analyse plus réaliste dans lequel les pays ne seront pas nécessairement identiques et où le commerce pourra être multilatéral. Il devient alors possible de mettre en évidence le biais introduit en négligeant ces deux facteurs. Dans ce nouveau contexte, je montre qu'une réduction des tarifs d'importation n'augmente pas nécessairement la production; elle peut aussi nuire au bien-être, même si la pollution est purement locale. / This thesis is composed of three papers. The first paper studies the problem of global pollution in the context of environmental uncertainty. The second paper has to do with international environmental agreements. The third paper shows how trade liberalization can affect welfare and pollution taxes in a world of heterogeneous countries and transboundary pollution. In the first paper, I consider a world where countries suffer uniformly from global pollution while facing a continuous threat that the damages from this global pollution will suddenly jump to an irreversible high-damage state. I characterize the equilibrium level of emissions, the equilibrium stock of global pollution and the discounted net social welfare for both the cooperative and non-cooperative equilibria. The purpose is to analyze the impact of this type of uncertainty on the equilibrium behavior of the countries. I find that this uncertainty can have a significant effect on those equilibria. Countries reduce their emissions to mitigate their exposure to that threat. As the level of threat rises, countries adjust their emissions to lower the stock of pollutant. However, although initially this type of uncertainty has the effect of lowering the discounted net welfare, it can in the long run have a net positive effect on welfare. The second paper extends the standard model of self-enforcing dynamic international environmental agreements by allowing the length of the period of commitment of such agreements to vary as a parameter. It analyzes the pattern of behavior of the size of stable coalitions, the stock of pollutant and the emission rate as a function of the length of the period of commitment. It is shown that the length of the period of commitment can have very significant effects on the equilibrium. Three distinct intervals for the length of the period of commitment are identified, across which the equilibrium and its dynamic behavior differ considerably. Whereas for sufficiently high values of the period of commitment only self-enforcing agreements by a small number of countries are possible, for sufficiently low such values cooperation on the part of a very high number of countries can be occur. Lengths of periods of commitment between those two thresholds are characterized by an inverse relationship between the length of commitment and the membership size of the agreement. This suggests that considerable attention should be given to the determination of the length of such international agreements. The third paper considers a trade situation where the production activities of potentially heterogeneous countries generate pollution which can cross borders and harm the well-being of all the countries involved. In each of those countries the policy maker levies pollution taxes on the polluting firms and a tariff on imports in order to correct that distortion. The purpose of the paper is to investigate the effect of a reduction in the tariff on equilibrium pollution taxes and welfare. The existing literature has investigated this problem for trade between two identical countries. This paper analyzes the problem in the more realistic context where countries are not necessarily identical and trade can be multilateral. It becomes possible to show what bias is introduced when those two realities are neglected. I find that a tariff reduction can actually lower output; it can also lower welfare even if pollution is purely local.

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