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Showing 1 to 20 of 239 for “"Energy Policy"”.
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Essays in mineral and energy policy
… in this dissertation focus on mineral and energy policy but vary in the type of their contribution to current mineral and energy economic knowledge. In the second chapter, we present an applied policy analysis of rare earth markets. Specifically, we develop a Stackelberg game of …
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Optimal economic growth and energy policy.
Thesis. 1976. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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Developing Dynamic Communication Strategies for Energy Policy
This thesis explores the area of energy communication research while focusing specifically on the Canadian political realm. Currently within Canada, energy policy is discussed in a manner that cross-markets two seemingly incongruent goals -- to grow the economy in green technology and increase …
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A Goal Programming Model for National Energy Policy
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-13T20:21:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7821059.pdf: 3925997 bytes, checksum: c3d2943591d05425acce95b71e34eeed (MD5) Previous issue date: 1978
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Stability versus sustainability: energy policy in the Gulf monarchies
… trend is, in large part, a result of subsidized energy pricing and distribution, practices which form an integral part of rentier structures of political control. However, these practices are insufficiently analyzed in the rentier literature. This dissertation addresses this shortfall by …
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The origins and development of South African energy policy
Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-429).
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Power politics : renewable energy policy change in US states
… societies to transition towards renewable energy resources. In the United States, most states have passed renewables portfolio standards (RPS), creating goals for electricity's share of renewables, and instituted net energy metering (NEM) policies, compensating individuals and organizations …
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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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Alcohol as fuel in Brazil : an alternative energy policy and politics
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1985.
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Air quality co-benefits of renewable energy policy in the U.S.
… electricity systems toward renewable energy sources and in mitigating harmful air pollution, the extent to which sub-national renewable energy policies in the U.S. can improve air quality and human health remains unclear. This thesis develops a systemic modeling framework to assess the …
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Innovations in state-level solar energy policy : motivating community investment in resiliency
… case-study analyses, three community renewable energy projects are examined as well as two policy tools that are helping to facilitate development of local capacity to generate renewable energy. The best elements of these initiatives are extracted and form the basis of a policy discussion …
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Policy Learning and the Development of Renewable Energy Policy in the United Kingdom
Despite the UK’s abundance of renewable energy sources and the imperative for renewable energy to make a significant contribution to addressing the problems of climate change and fossil-fuel dependency, renewable energy capacity in the UK has developed slowly compared with some other EU states. The …
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A farm-level model to evaluate the impacts of current energy policy options
… models that are used to analyse the effects of policy on an agricultural economy. A literature survey (Chapter 2) illustrates many applications of the aggregated approach to the problems that scarce or costly energy will pose for agriculture. It is argued that viewing potential responses to such …
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Creating markets for wind electricity in China : case studies in energy policy and regulation
… rapid economic growth -- largely industrial, energy-intensive, and reliant on coal -- has generated environmental, public health, and governance challenges. While China now leads the world in renewable energy deployment, curtailment (waste) of wind and solar is high and increasing, generating …
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An analysis of the photovoltaic value chain for reviewing solar energy policy in Massachusetts
… PV in an effort to evaluate two levels of policy options intended to create new jobs and develop Massachusetts as a renewable energy hub. The primary option is whether to focus on bringing jobs in manufacturing, R&D or installation to the state. Once the state decides on the type of job or …
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Energy Policy Impacts on Air Quality and Climate at the National, Regional and Global Scale
… an understanding of the local impacts of policy, as well as the uncertainties in the human and earth systems. This thesis brings together air quality and climate change, quantifying the impacts of relevant policies, developing idealized metrics for quantifying climate phenomena, and …
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Climate and energy policy for U.S. passenger vehicles : a technology-rich economic modeling and policy analysis
Climate and energy security concerns have prompted policy action in the United States and abroad to reduce petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger vehicles. Policy affects the decisions of firms and households, which inevitably react to changing constraints and incentives. …
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The politics of technological choices : business-state relations and nuclear energy policy-making in West Germany
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1982.
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