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Determinants of the price-premium for Green Energy: Evidence from an OECD cross-section
Kiran Krishnamurthy, Chandra; Kriström, Bengt - CERE - the Center for Environmental and Resource Economics - 2013
Using data from a large, multi-country survey, this paper investigates the determinants of preferences for a completely green residential electricity system. Three important questions are addressed: (i) how much are households willing to pay to use only renewable energy? (ii) does...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011019078
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Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Renewable Energy: A Meta-Regression Analysis
Ma, Chunbo; Rogers, Abbie A.; Kragt, Marit E.; Zhang, Fan; … - School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, … - 2015
Using renewable energy for domestic consumption has been identified as a key strategy by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Critical to the success of this strategy is to know whether consumers are willing to pay to increase the proportion of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277203
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Economical mechanisms for renewable energy stimulation in Ukraine
Kurbatova, T.; Sotnyk, I.; Khlyap, H. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 31 (2014) C, pp. 486-491
The paper reports main problems of stimulating development of renewable energy in Ukraine. The authors consider presented state mechanisms for maintenance of the green energy where the most effective tariff is the feed-in tariff (functions in Ukraine from 2009). The changes in the active laws...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744056
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The behavioral response to voluntary provision of an environmental public good: Evidence from residential electricity demand
Jacobsen, Grant D.; Kotchen, Matthew J.; Vandenbergh, … - In: European Economic Review 56 (2012) 5, pp. 946-960
This paper develops a theory of voluntary provision of a public good in which a household's decision to engage in a form of environmentally friendly behavior is based on the desire to offset another behavior that is environmentally harmful. The model generates predictions about (1) participation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011048548
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Nudging effective climate policy design
Bowman, Megan - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 35 (2011) 2/3/4, pp. 242-254
This paper applies insights from behavioural economics literature to design options in climate policy in order to make suggestions on how to create and pass effective climate regulation. It posits that policymakers can have a more comprehensive toolkit for tackling climate change by utilising...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669895
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Financial incentives to promote renewable energy systems in European electricity markets: a survey
Reinhard Haas, Norbert Wohlgemuth, Claus Huber - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 15 (2001) 1/2, pp. 5-24
Renewable energy systems may contribute to sustainable development. Therefore, one of the challenges for energy policy is to ensure that renewable energy options have a fair opportunity to compete with other supply resources. This paper presents a survey on promotion mechanisms to enhance the...
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The financials of constructing a solar PV for net-zero energy operations on college campuses
Kwan, Calvin Lee; Kwan, Timothy J. - In: Utilities Policy 19 (2011) 4, pp. 226-234
The LACCD has a goal of establishing net-zero energy operations across its nine campuses. The project faces many challenges, including limited open areas for installing solar PV, increasing energy consumption challenges associated with campus energy growth and the high cost of installing solar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011042853
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School students' knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes toward renewable energy in Jordan
Zyadin, Anas; Puhakka, Antero; Ahponen, Pirkkoliisa; … - In: Renewable Energy 45 (2012) C, pp. 78-85
The aim of this survey study is to investigate the level of awareness and prevailing attitudes of schoolstudents toward renewable energy (RE) in a country which is heavily reliant on fossil fuels despite having high RE resources. The importance of this study stems from the need to better...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010807191
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Optimal environmental benefits of utilising alternative energy technologies in Jordan
Mrayyan, Bassam - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 21 (2004) 4, pp. 352-367
pollution and economic difficulties. Therefore, the need for utilising renewable energy resources has emerged. Although Jordan … fact that Jordan has limited fossil fuel resources, strategies to meet energy demand are being addressed and examined … potential of using alternative energy technologies in Jordan, including the utilisation of solar energy for water heating, for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008539140
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Optimal environmental benefits of utilising alternative energy technologies in Jordan
Mrayyan, Bassam - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 21 (2004) 4, pp. 352-367
pollution and economic difficulties. Therefore, the need for utilising renewable energy resources has emerged. Although Jordan … fact that Jordan has limited fossil fuel resources, strategies to meet energy demand are being addressed and examined … potential of using alternative energy technologies in Jordan, including the utilisation of solar energy for water heating, for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005543661