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Showing 1 to 20 of 84 for “"Energy Policies"”.
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Three essays on energy policies and their distributional impacts
… three individual chapters that deal with various energy policies and their distributional impacts i.e. their impacts on different income groups of consumers. It includes energy policies such as energy taxes, energy efficiency standards, and energy efficiency subsidies.
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Energy policies for sustainable development in South Africa's residential and electricity sectors
Harald Winkler's thesis examines "Energy policies for sustainable development in South Africa's residential and electricity sectors: Implications for mitigating climate change". The research question asks whether there are energy policies that will make South Africa's energy development more …
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The European Union as a normative power: Europe's new neighborhood and energy policies
… European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) and Europe's energy policies. Chapter One introduces the Normative Power Europe concept and describes my methodology. Chapter Two delineates the existing debates on the power of the EU. Chapters Three and Four test European power using the cases of the ENP and …
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Three essays on the links between agriculture and energy policies in the U.S.
… and expenditure effects of domestic biofuel policies. The results indicate that the cellulosic biofuel sub-mandate alone could increase biomass prices by an average of 50% to 100% over the baseline values. Biomass expenditures by sectors competing with biofuel producers increase by an average …
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The welfare cost and greenhouse gas emissions effects of sector-specific energy policies
At present climate and energy policy in the US consists of a patchwork of technology and performance standards implemented in different economic sectors and at different levels of government, rather than a more efficient economy-wide carbon tax or cap-and-trade policy. This is evidenced by policies …
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The impacts of cleaner energy policies on coal-dependent Appalachia and our response options
… an extensive literature review of current policies, interviewing Appalachian residents, and surveying the energy and employment landscapes both regionally and nationally, this thesis aims to shed light on the effect cleaner energy policies have on employment in the Appalachian region. Most …
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Geospatial Analysis of the Global Supply Chain and Transportation Infrastructure Considering Extreme Weather, Climate, and Sustainable Energy Policies
… allowing for their wider implementation in the energy generation portfolio. However, before their implementation, the entire life cycle assessment, both in the cost of construction and operation/maintenance as well as sources of emission, and their reliability must be considered when drastically …
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Explaining Technological Change of Wind Power in China and the United States: Roles of Energy Policies, Technological Learning, and Collaboration
… is achieved in China and the US through energy policies, technological learning, and collaboration. The objective of this dissertation is to understand how energy policies affect key actors in the power sector to promote renewable energy and achieve cost reductions for climate change …
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The potential role of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in the development of sustainable energy policies, plans and programmes for Ghana
Ghana's Vision 2020 and the 1990 energy crises have influenced energy sector policy. plan and programme reforms which in turn have affected development actions. Since these strategic level development decisions have ecological, economic and social ramifications, Strategic Environmental Assessment …
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Chile's Sunny Future:The Influence of Allende and Pinochet on Shaping Present Day Chilean Economic Development and Energy Policies Promoting the Use of Solar Energy
Political unrest in the late 1960s and early 1970s Chile resulted in drastic changes
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Sustainable Renewable Energy Policy on Energy Indicators, Electric Power and Renewable Energy Supply Chains. A study of renewable energy policies, energy indicators and electrical power distribution
… coupled with the depletion of the traditional energy resources, many initiatives globally have addressed the efficient use of these resources. Since then, several renewable energy sources have been introduced as alternatives to traditional resources to protect environmental resources and to …
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Determining the impacts of selected energy policies on Gauteng's residential energy consumption and the associated emissions using LEAP as a tool for analysis : implications for sustainable livelihoods for the poor
Energy is a key factor in economic growth and also central to meeting basic socio-economic goals. The use and production of energy in South Africa is associated with greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions and pollution problems. Gauteng‘s residential sector is faced with a slowing rate of electrification …
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The Energy Trilemma: Conceptual Development and Practical Implementation into Energy Policy
The Energy Trilemma is a new figure that establishes that energy policy is based on three pillars: energy security, sustainable development and energy equity. This thesis presents a historical and conceptual development of the figure of the trilemma and of each one of the pillars. Under the …
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Empowering communities through comprehensive community-based energy advocacy : assessing energy programs and advocacy in California and New Mexico
While energy permeates virtually all facets of our lives, from our pocketbooks to our health, issues regarding energy fail to garner widespread attention until price surges or blackouts impede everyday activities. With higher energy burdens and higher incidences of power plants in their …
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The Oil Weapon Moment: The 1973 Oil Embargo and its Impacts on U.S. Energy Politics
… of the 1973 Arab petrostate oil embargo on U.S. energy politics. I argue that the embargo was the moment that transformed oil from a domestic and highly regulated commodity into a matter of national security and competitive geopolitics. While its likelihood was foreseen by the Nixon …
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The Carbon Frame: Lobbying for Renewable Energy in the European Union
… in favor of building stronger renewable energy policies in the European Union (EU). Within the EU, carbon is widely used to speak about many of the perils of climate change, global warming, energy policy, and contingent subject matters. In political circles, media outlets, and public …
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The Russian Federation: Natural Gas and Foreign Policy
The European Union relies on a mixture of energy supplies to meet its energy demands, but the most contentious is its reliance on Russian energy. Russia currently supplies almost thirty percent of the European Union's natural gas energy needs, and each country in the European Union is dependent on …
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Poor Economics and the Long Term: Empirical Essays on Energy and Economic Poverty
… and rural areas. The first two chapters examine energy access for poor urban households, emphasizing the need for effective energy policies that ensure access while considering environmental and climate impacts. The final two chapters analyze the long-term effects of transfer programs targeting …
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Commercialization potential of compositionally graded Ge - Si₁₋x̳Gex̳ - Si substrates for solar applications
… market players and worldwide renewable energy policies. A cost model is also developed and analyzed in the course of writing to assess the feasibility of this commercial enterprise. The result of these analyses highlights the technical and commercial viability of graded substrates in the …
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The Effect of Energy Policy on Cleantech Venture Capital and Private Equity Investment in Canada: Investors’ Perceptions of Risk and Opportunity.
… Cleantech, including technologies for renewable energy generation, advanced fuels, and energy: storage, software, and efficiency (Gaddy et al., 2016), often have higher initial costs than traditional energy sources. As such, energy policies may be used to lower the associated costs with cleantech …
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