Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine potential demand side management (DSM) programs in terms of their impacts to the overall economy in Thailand. Design/methodology/approach – A multi‐sector computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of Thailand has been developed to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative overview of existing energy system models to see whether they are suitable for analysing energy, environment and climate change policies of developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the available...

Interest in biofuels began with oil shocks in the 1970's, but the more rapid development and consumption of biofuel industry in recent years has been primarily driven by mandates, subsidies, climate change concerns, emissions targets and energy security.?From 2004 to 2006, fuel ethanol grew by...

A global computable general equilibrium model is used to analyze the economic impacts of rising oil prices with endogenously determined availability of biofuels to mitigate those impacts. The negative effects on the global economy are comparable to those found in other studies, but the impacts...