Are Fuel Economy Standards Regressive?
Posted on December 2nd, 2016 by tagadminDespite widespread agreement that a carbon tax would be more efficient, many countries use fuel economy standards to reduce transportation-related […]
READ moreLower Oil Prices and the U.S. Economy: Is This Time Different?
Posted on October 2nd, 2016 by tagadminWe explore the effect on U.S. real GDP growth of the sharp and sustained decline in the global price of […]
READ moreSocialism for Red States in the Electric Utility Industry
Posted on September 2nd, 2016 by tagadminTVA and the other federal electric utilities were created under Democratic administrations, and their service territories were initially bluer than […]
READ moreCarbon Market Stabilisation Measures: Implications for Linking
Posted on August 2nd, 2016 by tagadminThe persistently low allowance prices in the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS)—oscillating between €5/tCO2 and €17/tCO2 since 2008/9—has reignited […]
READ moreTight Oil Development Economics: Benchmarks, Breakeven Points, and Inelasticities
Posted on August 2nd, 2016 by tagadminWhen comparing oil and gas projects – their relative attractiveness, robustness, and contribution to markets – various dollar per barrel […]
READ moreA Theory of NGO Activism
Posted on July 2nd, 2016 by tagadminNow more than ever, activist NGOs oppose industrial projects/practices that have nevertheless been approved by public regulators. These NGOs are […]
READ moreRunning Randomized Field Experiments for Energy Efficiency Programs: A Practitioner’s Guide
Posted on July 2nd, 2016 by tagadminResearchers and professional evaluators are increasingly turning to randomized field experiments to evaluate energy efficiency programs and policies. This article […]
READ moreMultilateral Linking of Emissions Trading Systems
Posted on May 2nd, 2016 by tagadminAll things being equal, integration of emissions trading systems though linking increases their economic efficiency. With several greenhouse gas emissions […]
READ moreEnergy Scenarios: The Value and Limits of Scenario Analysis
Posted on April 2nd, 2016 by tagadminA need for a low-carbon world has added a new challenging dimension for the long-term energy scenarios development. In addition […]
READ moreAbsolute vs. Intensity-based Caps for Carbon Emissions Target Setting: An Obstacle to Linking the EU ETS to a Chinese National ETS?
Posted on April 2nd, 2016 by tagadminLinking the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to the Chinese national ETS promises considerable economic and political benefits. […]
READ moreElectricity Services in a More Distributed Energy System
Posted on March 2nd, 2016 by tagadminThe integration of significant volumes of intermittent renewable generation and distributed energy resources in electric power systems is forcing a […]
READ moreOPEC vs US shale: Analyzing the Shift to a Market-share Strategy
Posted on March 2nd, 2016 by tagadminIn November 2014, OPEC announced a new strategy geared towards improving its market share. Oil-market analysts interpreted this as an […]
READ moreThe Local Economic and Welfare Consequences of Hydraulic Fracturing
Posted on February 2nd, 2016 by tagadminExploiting geological variation within shale deposits and timing in the initiation of hydraulic fracturing, this paper finds that allowing fracing […]
READ moreWill We Ever Stop Using Fossil Fuels?
Posted on February 2nd, 2016 by tagadminScientists believe significant climate change is unavoidable without a drastic reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases from the combustion […]
READ moreThe Impact of Uncertainty on the Need and Design of Capacity Remuneration Mechanisms in Low-Carbon Power Systems
Posted on February 2nd, 2016 by tagadminThe case for or against capacity remuneration mechanisms (CRMs) is often made in a simple framework that takes the structure […]
READ moreThe Value of Aggregators in Electricity Systems
Posted on January 2nd, 2016 by tagadminDistributed energy resources (“DERs”) are being adopted throughout the world. These technologies, if properly integrated, have the potential to not […]
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