be left unharvested to avoid CO2 emissions and retain stored carbon, or harvested to take advantage of carbon entering post-harvest wood product (PHWP) pools while new growth removes CO2 from the atmosphere. To examine carbon rotation ages that consider commercial timber plus carbon prices,...

British Columbia's energy policy is at a crossroads; the province has set a goal of electricity self-sufficiency, a 93% renewable portfolio standard and a natural gas development strategy that could increase electricity consumption by 21TWh to 33TWh. To ascertain the BC's supply position, a...

Existing literature indicates that theoretically, the earth's wind energy supply potential significantly exceeds global energy demand. Yet, only 2–3% of global electricity demand is currently derived from wind power despite 27% annual growth in wind generating capacity over the last 17 years....

Remote communities, such as Haida Gwaii, Canada, often have high energy costs due to their dependence on diesel fuel for generation. Haida Gwaii's lengthy coastline, exposed to the northeast Pacific Ocean, provides opportunities for capturing wave energy to potentially reduce energy costs. A...

Purpose – The paper analyzes the hedging efficiency of weather-indexed insurance for corn production in Northeast of China. The purpose of this paper is to identify the potential weather variables that impact corn yields and to analyze the efficiency of weather-indexed insurance under varying...

It is well‐known that institutions and social capital are important determinants of economic development, and that trust is an important component of social capital. In this paper, factor analysis and three regression models are employed to analyze determinants of trust in central and eastern...