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The economics of transmission constraints on wind farms: some evidence from South Australia
Boerema, Nicholas; MacGill, Iain - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
The impacts of transmission congestion and network investment on the development of the Australian wind energy industry have received growing attention from wind farm developers as well as relevant policy stakeholders such as the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC). There are many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009145068
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Environmental Economics of Ethanol Production – a brief introduction
Evers, Jonathan Rhys; Hundloe, Tor; Daniels, Peter L. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
By treating organic wastes as a resource, and applying a different method of waste management, organic wastes could contribute significantly to global energy needs. The ethanol distillation process waste product, stillage, is a soup-like waste stream that contains substantial organic content. By...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693288
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The challenges of finding efficient policy measures to reduce Australia’s agricultural Greenhouse gas emissions
King, Helen - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2008
included, these must be balanced against potential costs. This report explores why agriculture is different from other sectors …. Agriculture’s diffuse and diverse emissions are inherently difficult to measure. They also fluctuate in response to environmental … factors such as climate and biophysical characteristics. It is problematic to include the agriculture sector in the ETS, at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693256
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The Effects of Penalty Design on Market Performance: Experimental Evidence from an Emissions Trading Scheme with Auctioned Permits
Restiani, Phillia; Betz, Regina - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
This paper investigates the behavioural implications of penalty designs on market performance using an experimental method. Three penalty types and two penalty levels are enforced in a laboratory permit market with auctioning, including the Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme proposed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009145054
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Comparing the Copenhagen emissions targets
Jotzo, Frank - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
Following the Copenhagen climate Accord, developed and developing countries have pledged to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, emissions intensity or emissions relative to baseline. This analysis puts the targets for the major countries on a common footing, and compares them across different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009145062
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Renewable energy integration into the Australian National Electricity Market: Characterising the energy value of wind and solar generation
Boerema, Nicholas; Kay, Merlinde; MacGill, Iain - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
This paper examines how key characteristics of the underlying wind and solar resources may impact on their energy value within the Australian National Electricity Market(NEM). Analysis has been performed for wind generation using half hour NEM data for South Australia over the 2008-9 financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009145063
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A Theoretical Model of Optimal Compliance Decisions under Different Penalty Designs in Emissions Trading Markets
Restiani, Phillia; Betz, Regina - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
This paper employs a theoretical model to examine compliance incentives and market efficiency under three penalty types: the fixed penalty rate, which uses a constant marginal financial penalty; the make-good provision (quantity penalty), where each missing permit in the current period is to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009145065
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Price Floors for Emissions Trading
Wood, Peter John; Jotzo, Frank - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
Price floors in greenhouse gas emissions trading schemes can have advantages for technological innovation, price volatility, and management of cost uncertainty. Implementing the schemes, however, has pitfalls. This research report argues that requiring firms to pay an extra fee or tax is the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693239
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Residential Water Consumption: A Cross Country Analysis
Grafton, R. Quentin; Kompas, Tom; To, Hang; Ward, Michael B. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
Survey data from over 1,600 households in ten countries were used to analyse the determinants of residential water demand. Results show that in every country the price elasticity is negative and statistically significant. Households that do not have to pay for the water they use (volumetric...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693242
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Modelling the Global Diffusion of Energy Efficiency and Low Carbon Technology
Stern, David I. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
The aim of this study is to measure and understand the long-term factors behind trends in energy and carbon intensity in different economies. It also looks at how improvements in energy efficiency are spread to countries around the world. Of particular interest is the rate at which efficiency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693248