February 2020 - CEEPR CEEPR

Parliamentary Secretary Mike Bernier summarizes British Columbia’s positive experience with its revenue-neutral carbon tax

The Key to New Yorkâ€™s Green Dreams May Be Turning Quebec Into a Mega-Battery

Posted on February 24th, 2020 by tagadmin

An article in Bloomberg discusses recent findings from a CEEPR Working Paper on the role of Canadian hydropower for deep decarbonization of the US Northeast.

MIT Study Highlights Benefits of a Two-way Exchange of Electricity Between the U.S. Northeast and Quebec as Region Decarbonizes

Posted on February 12th, 2020 by tagadmin

States in the Northeastern U.S. can transition to low-carbon electricity at a lower cost by using hydropower reservoirs in Quebec for energy storage according to a new CEEPR Working Paper.

Supply chain resilience in the era of climate change

Posted on February 11th, 2020 by tagadmin

Climate risk is everywhere â€” from flood, fire, and wind to migrating labor and depleted raw materials. MIT experts, including Chris Knittel, talk about what to do now to harden your supply chain.

Designing Effective Auctions for Renewable Energy Support

Posted on February 5th, 2020 by tagadmin

Governments use procurement auctions for renewable energy support to stimulate
investment in renewable energy. This Working Paper assesses the effect of prevalent auction design elements on effectiveness, using a unique dataset with results of auctions for renewable energy support from 1990 to 2017.

MIT CEEPR Ranked Among the World’s Top Ten Energy and Resource Policy Think Tanks

Posted on February 3rd, 2020 by tagadmin

For the eighth year in a row, MIT CEEPR has been ranked among the top ten energy policy think tanks in the world, according to the annual â€œGlobal Go To Think Tank Index Report.”