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Environmental and Technology Policies for Climate Mitigation

Fischer, Carolyn; Newell, Richard - 2004

We assess different policies for reducing carbon dioxide emissions and promoting the innovation and diffusion of renewable energy. We evaluate the relative performance of policies according to incentives provided for emissions reduction, efficiency, and other outcomes. We also assess how the...

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Earth Science Remote Sensing Data - Contributions to Natural Resources Policymaking

Macauley, Molly; Vukovich, Fred - 2005

This paper traces the evolution of space-derived remote sensing data and data products from their initial dissemination to their impact on public policy related to climate change. We focus on the examples of renewable energy, public health, and ecosystem assessment. Our approach differs from...

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How Can Renewable Portfolio Standards Lower Electricity Prices?

Fischer, Carolyn - 2006

Some studies of renewable portfolio standards find that regulations increase generation costs; others find that reduced demand for nonrenewable energy sources lowers natural gas prices and that electricity prices follow. This paper presents reasoning for why these predictions can vary in the...

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Companies and Regulators in Emissions Trading Programs

Kruger, Joseph - 2005

Much has been written about the economic and environmental performance of U.S. emissions trading programs for “acid rain” (sulfur dioxide) and nitrogen oxides. Less explored have been the unique roles and interactions of environmental regulators and the companies they regulate. I first...

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From SO2 to Greenhouse Gases: Trends and Events Shaping Future Emissions Trading Programs in the United States

Kruger, Joseph - 2005

Cap-and-trade programs have become widely accepted for the control of conventional air pollution in the United States. However, there is still no political consensus to use these programs to address greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, in the wake of the success of the U.S. SO2 and NOx trading programs,...

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Prospects for Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies

Newell, Richard; Anderson, Soren - 2003

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies remove carbon dioxide from flue gases for storage in geologic formations or the ocean. We find that CCS is technically feasible and economically attractive within the range of carbon policies discussed domestically and internationally. Current costs...

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Alternative Approaches to Cost Containment in a Cap-and-Trade System

Fell, Harrison; Morgenstern, Richard - 2009

We compare several emissions reduction instruments, including quantity policies with banking and borrowing, price policies, and hybrid policies (safety valve and price collar), using a dynamic model with stochastic baseline emissions. The instruments are compared under the design goal of...

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Evaluating Voluntary Climate Programs in the United States

Pizer, William A.; Morgenstern, Richard; Shih, Jhih-Shyang - 2010

Despite serving as the principal basis of U.S. climate policy over the past two decades, corporate voluntary environmental programs have been subject to quite limited evaluation. The self-selection of participants—an essential element of such initiatives—poses particular challenges to...

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The impact of food prices on household welfare and poverty in rural Tanzania

Mbegalo, Tukae; Yu, Xiaohua - 2016

poverty. This paper intends to quantitatively assess the welfare implications of rising food prices in rural Tanzania, by … the complete demand system using the QUAIDS model, and calculate welfare and poverty indices. Our results indicate that … are more affected than middle-income and rich households. The food prices have a major impact on overall poverty and …

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Can the World Bank's international poverty line reflect extreme poverty?

Dotter, Caroline - 2017

The World Bank's international poverty line has been a success in drawing the attention of policymakers and media to … the issue of poverty. This paper summarises the main critique in the literature and adds some additional insights …, pointing out the weak database for the estimation of the international poverty line. The author also shows how poverty outcomes …

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