From the Publisher: If the U.S. solves only its own energy problem, but the world does not, then everyone still loses. Pollution knows no borders and a sinking ship takes down everyone on board. That is why all countries must do what they can to affect a global transition to all-renewable, clean...

This paper examines the economic and GHG implications of stacking a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) with and without a carbon price policy on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). We compare the performance of various policy combinations for food and fuel prices, fuel mix and fuel consumption. We...

Chapter 1. The Root Causes of Our Environmental Crises We Ignore -- Chapter 2. Risks From Transition to Low Carbon Energies and Global Warming for FSU Countries -- Chapter 3. The General Situation with Climate Change in the World and Risk Assessment for the Global Economy -- Chapter 4. Why the...

China and India will have to radically transform their electric power systems in order to decouple economic growth from unsustainable resource consumption. While the majority of transition literature has focused on the diverse socio-technical factors that could enable such a transformation, more...

With the debt obligation of Itaipu Binational being completed paid off by 2023, the Annex C of the Treaty of Itaipu, which governs the operation and revenue distribution of the Itaipu Dam, is due for review and possible revisions. The implications for Paraguay's export revenues and fiscal...