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Identifying Hurdles to Renewable Electricity Transmission
"The next administration will face an extensive list of simultaneous policy challenges, not least of which include an international financial crisis, two wars abroad, and the growing climate crisis. While President Barack Obama navigates which issues and policies to prioritize, an essential element of our nation’s economic recovery must be invest ...
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Kit Batten and Kari Manlove
Washington, DC: Center for American Progress, December 18, 2008
Identifying Supply and Demand Elasticities of Agricultural Commodities: Implications for the US Etha...
This paper uses agricultural data on price elasticity to evaluate the impacts of ethanol subsidies and mandates on world food commodities.
Abstract:
"We present a new framework to identify demand and supply elasticities of agricultural commodities using yield shocks - deviations from a time trend of output per area, which ar ...
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Michael J. Roberts, Wolfram Schlenker
National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper 15921, Cambridge, MA: April 2010
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists
Identifying the Indirect Effects of Bio-Energy Production
This paper discusses the indirect effects of biofuel production on greenhouse gas emissions.Abstract:"By replacing fossil fuels bioenergy has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but indirect effects might partly or even completely eliminate this benefit. Production of bio-energy products, such as biofuels for transport, causes s ...
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J.P.M. Ros, K.P. Overmars, E. Stehfast, A.G. Prins, J. Notenboom, M. van Oorschot
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Bilthoven: February 2010
Objectives: Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Specialized Analysts
Iindustry Sectoral Approaches and Climate Action: From Global to Local Level in a Post-2012 Climate ...
From the Executive Summary: "Based on a comprehensive review of the findings and sectoral related activities of leading research organisations and key industry bodies, and on an assessment of the UNFCCC negotiations up to December 2009, the paper considers some of the critical questions and issues that need to be considered relating to the meri ...
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Jonathan Hanks, Kaveh Zahedi, Cornis van der Lugt,
United Nations Environment Programme, 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
IL. Illinois: Assessing the Costs of Climate Change
Brief summary of the state’s projected climate trends and economic costs, with fully annotated and cited sources. Useful for political debate, with brief overview and comments on known data problems.
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National Conference of State Legislatures and Center for Integrative Environmental Research. U. Maryland
Denver CO, and Washington, DC: National Conference of State Legislatures: October 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
Imagining the Unimaginable: Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Forty Percent
From the Abstract:
"Many Americans do not believe that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be materially reduced, let alone reduced without significant economic hardship. Economic models that predict enormous costs to mitigate climate change reflect a lack of faith in the power of the mzrket to innovate --- the belief that this time transformative ...
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Impacts of Comprehensive Climate and Energy Policy Options on the U.S. Economy
This report describes the economic impacts of 24 states' climate plans.From the Foreword:"To address economic security concerns related to national climate and energy policy, The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) examined the likely impacts of nationwide climate policy implementation based upon climate actions plan developed in 16 states. Since 2 ...
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Thomas Peterson and Jeffrey Wennberg
John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, and the Center for Climate Strategies, Washington, DC: July 2010
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US Only,US and Other CountriesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Impacts of Urban Form on Future US Passenger-Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions
From the Abstract: "Urban form – for example, sprawl versus infill development – impacts
people's daily travel patterns and annual vehicle-kilometers traveled
(VKT). This paper explores how urban form impacts greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from passenger-vehicles, the largest source of urban
transportation GHG emissions. Our research uses ...
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Steve Hankey and Julian D. Marshall
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, July 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries
Implementing the EU Renewables Directive
"The European Renewables Directive requires Member States to deliver on average 20% of their final energy consumption by 2020 using renewable energy sources. To deliver this target, Member States have to adjust planning procedures, evaluate energy market design, provide grid and supply infrastructure, and implement support schemes that limit
reg ...
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Neuhoff, Karsten
Cambridge, UK: U. oc Cambridge. Electricity Policy Working Group. Cambridge Working Paper in Economics 0913. March, 2009.
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: EU and Member StatesFor Specialized Analysts
In or Out: Efficient Inclusion of Installations in an Emissions Trading Scheme
This paper discusses "efficient" versus "blanket" coverage in national emissions trading systems.
Abstract:
"Regulators around the world are currently considering national emissions trading systems (ETS) as cost-effective instruments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the process, they are confronted with numerous design ...
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Regina Betz, Todd Sanderson, Tihomir Ancev
Environmental Economics Research Hub Research Reports, Canberra: 22 May 2009.
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling
Geographic Focus: Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists
In Search of Shelter: Mapping the Effects of Climate Change on Human Migration and Displacement
This report examines empirical evidence and original maps related to the global environmental changes that drive displacement and migration around the world.
Here, the focus is on Asia, Mexico, The Sahel, The Ganges Delta, The Mekong Delta, The Nile Delta, Tuvalu and The Maldives. Also provided is a comprehensive discussion of the breakdo ...
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Koko Warner, Charles Ehrhart, Alex de Sherbinin, Susana Adamo, and Tricia Chai-Onn
May 2009 Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE).
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
In What Sense Does the Public Need to Understand Global Climate Change?
In a survey of 1,218 Americans, the key determinant of behavioral intentions to address global warming is a correct understanding of the causes of global warming. Knowing what causes climate change, and what does not, is the most powerful predictor of both stated intentions to take voluntary actions and to vote on hypothetical referenda to enact ne ...
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Richard J. Bord, Robert E. O'Connor, Ann Fischer
Public Understanding of Science, Vol. 9, No. 3, 205-218 (2000)
Objectives: Proposing Policies
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Incentives to Invest in Abatement Technology: A Tax Versus Emissions Trading Under Imperfect Conditi...
This paper compares the effects of emissions trading schemes and taxes on the number of firms that adopt advanced abatement technology.Abstract:"In the longer run, effects on R&D and the implementation of advanced abatement technology may be at least as important as short-run cost effectiveness when we evaluate public environmental policy. In this ...
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Halvor Briseid Storrøsten
Statistics Norway, Research Paper, Discussion Papers No. 606, Kongsvinger, Norway: January 2010
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists
Income, Resources and Electricity Mix
This paper discusses how countries progress from energy source to energy source for electricity generation as their level of economic development changes.Abstract:"This paper presents evidence on a national-level electricity ladder which sees countries transition toward coal and natural gas, and finally nuclear power and modern renewables such as ...
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Paul J. Burke
The Australian National University, Centre for EConomic Policy Research, Discussion Paper No. 636, Canberra: February 2010
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists
Increasing the Momentum of Fossil-Fuel Subsidy Reform: A Roadmap for International Cooperation
This paper discusses reforming fossil fuel subsidies through forums for international cooperation.From the Introduction:"This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the search for a home, or homes, for hosting international deliberations and action on energy subsidy reform. The two most obvious contenders for such an ―institutional home‖ ar ...
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Kerryn Lang, Peter Wooders, and Kati Kulovesi
International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, Canada: June 2010
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: Rich and Poor NationsFor Specialized Analysts
Individual Characteristics and Stated Preferences for Alternative Energy Sources and Propulsion Tech...
This paper analyzes car purchasing decisions regarding alternative energy sources across different demographic segments.Abstract:"This paper empirically examines the determinants of the demand for alternative energy sources and propulsion technologies in vehicles. The data stem from a stated preference discrete choice experiment with 598 potential ...
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Andreas Ziegler
Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich, Economics Working Paper Series 10/125, Zurich: March 2010
Objectives: Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member StatesFor Economists
Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs: Identifying Today’s Leaders and Tomorrow’s Needs
From the Abstract: Energy efficiency programs focusing specifically on the industrial sector and administered by utilities, state public benefit entities and regional market transformation organizations are growing in response to rising energy efficiency goals. As more and more states look to establish industrial-focused efficiency programs and ex ...
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Anna K. Chittum, R. Neal Elliott and Nate Kaufman
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, 529 14th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20045, Sept. 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change New!
From the Abstract:
"Demand for information to support climate-related decisions has grown as
people, organizations, and governments have moved ahead with plans and
actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the impacts
of climate change. Today, however, the nation lacks comprehensive,
robust, and credible information ...
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Panel on Informing Effective Decisions and Actions Related to Climate Change:
The National Academies Press, Washington D.C., USA, 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Initial Allocation Effects in Permit Markets with Bertrand Output Oligopoly
This paper compares different permit allocation models in order to analyze efficiency effects.
Abstract:
"We analyze the efficiency effects of the initial permit allocation given to firms with market power in both permit and output market. We examine two models: a long- run model with endogenous technology and capacity choic ...
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Evan M. Calford, Christoph Heinzel and Regina Betz
Environmental Economics Research Hub Research Reports, Canberra: March 2010
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists
Innovation and Technology Transfer to Address Climate Change
From the executive summary: This paper examines issues surrounding the development and transfer of technologies for addressing the problem of climate change based on the experience of developing countries in addressing problems of innovation and access in the fi eld of medicines. It looks at alternative energy resources (AERs) and climate chang ...
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Frederick M. Abbott
International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development Issue Paper No. 24, June 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: Rich and Poor NationsFor Specialized Analysts
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