renewable energy using a panel sample of the largest 100 countries worldwide. Exploiting the cross-country variations in ETS … energy by 61.59%, on average. In contrast, the introduction of carbon taxes has a less effective impact on emissions … reduction and fails to boost the usage of renewable energy …

provides an evaluation of how the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities program affects household decisions to voluntarily … purchase "green" electricity, which is electricity generated from renewable sources of energy. The results suggest that, within … increases the number of household purchases by 35 percent. The Clean Energy Communities program thus demonstrates how mostly …

Renewable electricity generation technology costs have fallen dramatically, investment has grown rapidly, and … policy efforts to support renewable energy as a substitute to fossil energy. The recent rise in protectionism, industrial … this paper, we provide an overview of renewable energy economics and policy, with a focus on solar and wind power. We …

likely to be misleading. However, other common arguments for subsidizing renewable power - green jobs, energy security and … driving down fossil energy prices - are unlikely to substantially alter the analysis. The role of intellectual property … spillovers is a strong argument for subsidizing energy science research, but less persuasive as an enhancement to the value of …

reduction from bio energy (BE), carbon capture and storage (CCS), and avoided deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) which …

Greater use of renewable energy is seen as a key component of any move to combat climate change, and is being … renewable energy. This paper surveys what is written and adds to it. The conclusion is that the main renewables face a major …, much of the decarbonization of the economy will have to come from nuclear, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and energy …

energy. The analysis is conducted using patent data on a panel of 25 countries over the period 1978-2003. It is found that … effective for different renewable energy sources …

Policies supporting investment in renewable electricity have been a cornerstone of climate policy in many parts of the … world. While previous empirical work explores the economic and environmental impacts of renewable production, the focus has …

The diffusion of renewable energy in the power system implies high supply variability. Lacking economically viable … storage options, renewable energy integration has so far been possible thanks to the presence of fast-reacting mid … technologies in supporting renewable energy investments. We study the deployment of these two technologies conditional on all other …