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Economic impacts from the promotion of renewable energy technologies : the German experience
Frondel, Manuel; Ritter, Nolan; Schmidt, Christoph M.; … - 2009
, resulting in massive expenditures that show little long-term promise for stimulating the economy, protecting the environment, or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003903717
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Gone with the wind? : an empirical analysis of the renewable energy rent transfer
Liski, Matti; Vehviläinen, Iivo - 2016
subsidized entry of wind power in the Nordic electricity market. A relatively small-scale entry of renewables leads to a large … the total electricity market expenditures. The subsidies generate net gains to consumers. We develop an approach to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011573888
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The effects of environmental taxes and quotas on the optimal timing of emission reductions under Choquet-Brownian uncertainty
Agliardi, Elettra; Sereno, Luigi - 2011
The effects of two environmental policy options for the reduction of pollution emissions, i.e. taxes and non-tradable quotas, are analyzed. In contrast to the prior literature this work endogenously takes into account the level of emissions before and after the adoption of the new environmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011734956
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An economic assessment of low-carbon investment flows in the U.S. power sector
Wang, Lu; Favero, Alice; Brown, Marilyn A. - 2016
investments in the U.S. electricity generating capacity at the federal and Census Division level for 2016-2030. Results show that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011591839
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Germany's Solar Cell Promotion: Dark Clouds on the Horizon
Frondel, Manuel; Ritter, Nolan; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2008
This article demonstrates that the large feed-in tariffs currently guaranteed for solar electricity in Germany … recommend the immediate and drastic reduction of the magnitude of the feed-in tariffs granted for solar-based electricity …. Ultimately, producing electricity on this basis is among the most expensive greenhouse gas abatement options. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264711
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Economic Impacts from the Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies - The German Experience
Frondel, Manuel; Ritter, Nolan; Schmidt, Christoph M.; … - 2009
, resulting in massive expenditures that show little long-term promise for stimulating the economy, protecting the environment, or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265788
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Germany's solar cell promotion : an unfolding disaster
Frondel, Manuel; Schmidt, Christoph M.; Vance, Colin - 2012
This article revisits an analysis by Frondel, Ritter and Schmidt (2008) of Germany's Renewable Energy Act, which legislates a system of feed-in tariff s to promote the use of renewable energies. As in the original article, we argue that Germany's support scheme subsidizes renewable energy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580103
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Betting on Climate Policy : Using Prediction Markets to Address Global Warming
Lucas, Jr., Gary - 2019
Global warming, sea level rise, and extreme weather events have made climate change a top priority for policymakers across the globe. But which policies are best suited to tackle the enormous challenges presented by our changing climate? This Article proposes that policymakers turn to prediction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012899315
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Constitutional Challenges and Regulatory Opportunities for State Climate Policy Innovation
Mormann, Felix - 2018
adopted renewable portfolio standards that create markets for solar, wind, and other clean electricity. To help populate these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012934512
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Clean Energy Technologies Trade : Sliding from Protection to Protectionism Through Obligations for Technology Transfer in Climate Change Law, or Vice Versa?
Koskina-Saridaki, Anthi; Farah, Paolo Davide; Ibrahim, … - 2021
Global regulations involving clean energy technologies have evolved in recent decades. Such evolution came as a result of technological disparities between the North and the South. Such regulatory changes came because of the failure of developed nations to assist developing countries in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013235353