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The Trade-Climate Nexus: Assessing the European Union’s Institutionalist Approach. College of Europe EU Diplomacy Paper 04/2019
The European Union (EU) is considered a global leader both in trade and climate policies. Nonetheless, trade liberalisation has been widely criticised for its negative effects on the environment and for directly contributing to the rising levels of annual greenhouse gas emissions. This paper addresses the trade-climate nexus by assessing to what extent the EU is effectively integrating its environmental objectives within its trade policies. First, the legal spaces for the EU’s action in this policy nexus are identified. Second, the analysis looks into how effectively the EU is achieving its own set of objectives for trade and climate. The assessment draws on an innovative analytical matrix examining four Trade-Climate Agenda items: (i) international competitiveness, (ii) climate-friendly goods and services, (iii) international aviation and maritime shipping, and (iv) product labelling and standards. The paper then evaluates to what extent the externalisation mechanisms of Manners’ ‘Normative Power Europe’ and Damro’s ‘Market Power Europe’ are deployed in order to achieve the above objectives. The findings show that the EU’s performance in the effective management of the nexus is overall moderate to weak
Unveiling black holes ejected from globular clusters
Was the black hole in XTE J1118+480 ejected from a globular cluster or kicked
away from the galactic disk?Comment: 2 pages, newpasp.sty. To appear in "New Horizons in Globular Cluster
Astronomy", eds. G. Piotto, G. Meylan, G.Djorgovski, M. Riell
Is NGC6752 hiding a double black hole binary in its core ?
NGC6752 hosts in its halo PSR J1911-5958A, a newly discovered binary
millisecond pulsar which is the most distant pulsar ever known from the core of
a globular cluster. Interestingly, its recycling history seems in conflict with
a scenario of ejection resulting from ordinary stellar dynamical encounters. A
scattering event off a binary system of two black holes with masses in the
range of 3-50 solar masses that propelled PSR J1911-5958A into its current
peripheral orbit seems more likely. It is still an observational challenge to
unveil the imprint(s) left from such a dark massive binary on cluster's stars:
PSR J1911-5958A may be the first case.Comment: 2 pages, newpasp.sty. To appear in "New Horizons in Globular Cluster
Astronomy", eds. G. Piotto, G. Meylan, G.Djorgovski, M. Riell
Revisão e verificação das propriedades psicométricas da dimensão instabilidade de humor do inventário dimensional clínico da personalidade
El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo examinar la dimensión Inestabilidad del Humor del Inventario Dimensional Clínico de la Personalidad (IDCP), y la investigación de sus propiedades psicométricas. Para ello se desarrollaron nuevos ítems que fueron aplicados a 230 participantes, con edades comprendidas entre 18 y 63 años (M=23,0, DP=9,44), la mayoría de sexo femenino (76,4%). Todos los participantes respondieron el IDCP, la versión brasileña de la versión revisada del Inventario de Personalidad NEO, y la versión brasileña del Inventario de Personalidad para el DSM-5 (PID-5). Como resultado, 306 nuevos ítems fueron desarrollados con base en cuatro fuentes de referencia, y seleccionados mediante análisis de contenido, y 27 ítems que conformaron la versión final para la aplicación de la dimensión. Después de recoger los datos y de realizar el análisis estadístico, la dimensión analizada constaba de tres factores, además de una puntuación total. Los coeficientes de consistencia interna fueron adecuados e iguales a 0,85 para el conjunto final de 16 ítems con un rango de variación entre 0,78 y 0,81 por cada factor. De otra parte, se encontraron las intracorrelaciones esperadas, así como correlaciones coherentes con los instrumentos utilizados. Los datos permiten inferir evidencias de validez de la escala revisada, así como una demostración satisfactoria de la consistencia interna.O presente estudo teve como objetivo revisar a dimensão Instabilidade de Humor do Inventário Dimensional Clínico da Personalidade (IDCP), investigando suas propriedades psicométricasPara tanto, novos itens foram desenvolvidos, para então serem aplicados. Participaram 230 sujeitos, com idade variando entre 18 e 63 anos (M=23,0; DP=9,44), sendo a maior parte do sexo feminino (76,4%). Todos os participantes responderam o IDCP, a versão brasileira do Inventário de Personalidade NEO-PI Revisado e a versão brasileira do Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5). Como resultado, foram desenvolvidos 306 novos itens com base em quatro fontes de referencia na área e selecionados, por meio de análise de conteúdo, 27 para compor a versão final de aplicação da dimensão. Após a coleta de dados e análises estatísticas, a dimensão revisada ficou composta por três fatores, além de um escore total. Os coeficientes de consistência interna mostraram-se adequados sendo igual a 0,85 para o conjunto final de 16 itens e variando de 0,78 e 0,81 por fator. Além disso, foram encontradas intracorrelações esperadas, bem como correlações coerentes com os instrumentos aplicados. Os dados permitem inferir evidências de validade para a dimensão revisada, além de demonstrar índices satisfatórios de consistência interna.The present study aimed to review the Mood Instability dimension of the Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory (DCPI) and to examine its psychometric properties. To this end, new items were developed that were applied to 230 subjects, aged between 18 and 63 years (M = 23.0, SD = 9.44), with a majority of females (76.4%). All participants answered the DCPI, the Brazilian version of the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised and the Brazilian version of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5). As a result, 306 new items were developed based on four sources of reference in the area and selected by means of content analysis and 27 items to compose the final version of the dimension to be applied. After data collection and statistical analysis, the reviewed dimension was composed of three factors plus a total score. The internal consistency coefficients were adequate and equal to .85 for the final set of 16 items, with a variation range between .78 and .81 per factor. Moreover, the expected intracorrelations were found, as well as consistent correlations with the instruments used. Data allow inferring validity evidence for the scale reviewed, as well as demonstrating satisfactory internal consistency
Is NGC 6752 Hosting a Single or a Binary Black Hole?
The five millisecond pulsars that inhabit NGC 6752 display locations or
accelerations remarkably different with respect to all other pulsars known in
globular clusters. This may reflect the occurrence of an uncommon dynamics in
the cluster core that could be attributed to the presence of a massive
perturber. We here investigate whether a single intermediate-mass black hole,
lying on the extrapolation of the mass versus sigma relation observed in galaxy
spheroids, or, a less massive black hole binary could play the requested role.Comment: To appear in "Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics Series, Vol. 1:
Coevolution of Black Holes and Galaxies," ed. L. C. Ho (Pasadena: Carnegie
Observatories,
http://www.ociw.edu/ociw/symposia/series/symposium1/proceedings.html
A tale of two populations: Rotating Radio Transients and X-ray Dim Isolated Neutron Stars
We highlight similarities between recently discovered Rotating Radio
Transients and X-ray Dim Isolated Neutron Stars. In particular, it is shown
that X-ray Dim Isolated Neutron Stars have a birthrate comparable to that of
Rotating Radio Transients. On the contrary, magnetars have too low a formation
rate to account for the bulk of the radio transient population. The
consequences of the recent detection of a thermal X-ray source associated with
one of the Rotating Radio Transients on the proposed scenarios for these
sources are also discussed.Comment: 5 pages, accepted to MNRAS Letter
XMM-Newton observation of the double pulsar system J0737-3039
We report on a 50 ksec XMM-Newton observation of the double pulsar system
J0737-3039 performed on April 2004. We present results of the spectral analysis
of these data combined with the much shorter Chandra pointing performed on
January 2004. Black body emission with effective temperature of
0.20^{+0.02}_{-0.02} keV (90% confidence level) and emission radius
75^{+30}_{-9} m for a distance of 0.5 kpc (implying a 0.5-10 keV luminosity
\~6x10^{29} erg/s) is a viable interpretation, calling for a stream of
particles accelerated in the magnetosphere of PSR J0737-3039A and depositing
their kinetic energy in the magnetic polar cap of PSR J0737-3039A or of the
companion PSR J0737-3039B. A single power-law emission model implies a very
steep photon index Gamma=4.2^{+2.1}_{-1.2} and a suspiciously high hydrogen
column density, whereas a photon index Gamma=2 does not provide an adequate
description of the XMM-Newton and Chandra data. A two component model (a black
body plus a power-law with Gamma=2) is statistically acceptable, but the
additional power-law component is not required by the data.Comment: Accepted for publication on ApJ
Neutron star cooling in transiently accreting low mass binaries: a new tool for probing nuclear matter
We explore, using an exact cooling code, the thermal evolution of a neutron
star undergoing episodes of intense accretion, alternated by long periods of
quiescence (e.g. Soft X-Ray Transients). We find that the soft component of the
quiescent luminosity of Aql X-1, 4U 1608-522 and of SAX J1808.4-3658 can be
understood as thermal emission from a cooling neutron star with negligible
neutrino emission. In the case of Cen X-4 strong neutrino emission from the
inner core is necessary to explain the observation: this may indicate that the
neutron star of Cen X-4 is heavier than 1.4 Msun. This study opens the
possibility of using the quiescent emission of Soft X-Ray Transients as a tool
for probing the core superfluidity in relation to the mass of the neutron star.Comment: 5 pages, 3 embedded figures, latex style included. To appear in
"Evolution of Binary and Multiple Stars", 2001, eds. Ph. Podsiadlowski, S.
Rappaport, A. R. King, F. D'Antona & L. Burderi (San Francisco: ASP
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