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Tibor Vegh

Tibor Vegh

Senior Policy Associate
Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
tibor.vegh@duke.edu
90335, Durham, NC 27708-0335
2117 Campus Dr., Durham, NC 27708
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Voluntary commitments made by the world's largest companies focus on recycling and packaging over other actions to address the plastics crisis.

Journal Article One earth (Cambridge, Mass.) · November 2022 Plastic pollution has caused significant environmental and health challenges. Corporations that contribute to the make, use, and distribution of plastics can play a vital role in addressing global plastic pollution and many are committing to voluntary pled ... Full text Cite

A snapshot of the economic benefits from foreign bottom trawling in coastal West Africa: A mutually-beneficial trade in services, no winners or extractivism?

Journal Article Fish and Fisheries · September 1, 2022 Large-scale fishing effort in the waters of tropical and lower income countries is predominantly driven by ‘distant water fishing fleets’ often owned by companies based in a small number of countries and has been associated with a range of negative environ ... Full text Cite

The evolving global plastics policy landscape: An inventory and effectiveness review

Journal Article Environmental Science and Policy · August 1, 2022 Governments worldwide are increasingly adopting public policies, laws, and ordinances to reduce plastic pollution. To date, studies have not analyzed the content of, and trends in, these policies. Employing a content analysis and literature search, we set ... Full text Open Access Cite

20 Years of Government Responses to the Global Plastic Pollution Problem: The Plastics Policy Inventory

Report · May 15, 2020 Plastic pollution in the ocean is a global problem that requires cooperation from a wide range of groups (e.g., governments, producers, consumers, researchers, civil society). This study aims to synthesize the policy response of governments to the global p ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Incentivizing the reduction of pollution at U.S. dairies: Addressing additionality when multiple environmental credit payments are combined

Journal Article Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development · March 9, 2020 This article examines the intricacies of environmental credit generation from concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) farm systems. Livestock production generates large amounts of manure (solid and liquid waste) and consumes a high volume of water tha ... Full text Cite

Blue carbon conservation in West Africa: a first assessment of feasibility

Journal Article Journal of Coastal Conservation · February 1, 2020 The loss of blue carbon ecosystems results in significant levels of carbon emissions and decreased supply of other ecosystem services. West Africa contains approximately 14% of the world’s mangrove area but despite 25% of coverage loss between 1980 and 200 ... Full text Cite

Modeling Energy Efficiency as a Supply Resource

Report · August 22, 2017 Energy efficiency may be an inexpensive way to meet future demand and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, yet little work has been attempted to estimate annual energy efficiency supply functions for electricity planning. The main advantage of using a supply f ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Biogas in the United States: estimating future production and learning from international experiences

Journal Article Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change · March 1, 2017 The substitution of biogas, an energy source derived from biological feedstock, for fossil natural gas (NG) can mitigate the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, making it an attractive renewable energy source in a carbon-constrained future. Alt ... Full text Cite

Effect of Existing and Novel Policy Options on the Sustainable Development of Regional Bioenergy Systems: Lessons and Future Directions

Report · August 1, 2016 What are the most appropriate policies to facilitate regional bioenergy systems in furtherance of environmental, social, and economic objectives? A multi-year research project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Ag ... Open Access Link to item Cite

The environmental and economic effects of regional bioenergy policy in the southeastern U.S

Journal Article Energy Policy · October 1, 2015 The unique generation, landownership, and resource attributes of the southeastern United States make the region an important test bed for implementation of novel renewable energy policy interventions. This study evaluates the environmental and economic imp ... Full text Cite