Economic Impacts from the Promotion of Renewable Energies: the German Experience

Institute of Energy Research (Germany) / by Dr. Manuel Frondel, Nolan Ritter, Prof. Colin Vance, Ph.D. (Project management) http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/germany/Germany_Study_-_FINAL.pdf [Abstract] The allure of an environmentally benign, abundant, and cost-effective energy source has led an increasing number of industrialized countries to back public financing of renewable energies. Germany’s experience with renewable energy promotion is often cited … Continue reading »

Economists and Climate Change : Consensus and Open Questions

Institute for Policy Integrity, New York Univ. School of Law / by J. Scott Holladay, Jonathan Horne and Jason A. Schwartz http://policyintegrity.org/publications/documents/EconomistsandClimateChange.pdf [EPOnline posting] More than 84 percent of the top economic experts responding to the poll said that the effects of climate change will create significant risks to important sectors of the United States … Continue reading »

Ethanol and a Changing Agricultural Landscape

Economic Research Service, US Dept. of Agriculture / by http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR86/#2009-11-16 [Summary] The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 established specific targets for the production of biofuel in the United States. Until advanced technologies become commercially viable, meeting these targets will increase demand for traditional agricultural commodities used to produce ethanol, resulting in land-use, … Continue reading »