The Greenness of Cities: Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development
Carbon dioxide emissions may create significant social harm because of global warming, yet American urban development tends to be in low density areas with very hot summers.
Research
Consumer Learning and Hybrid Vehicle Adoption
We study the diffusion of hybrid vehicles among consumers.
Fuel Tax Incidence and Supply Conditions
In this paper, we provide new evidence regarding the pass-through of diesel and gasoline taxes to prices, and how the estimated pass-through depends on a variety of supply conditions including a measu
DOE FY 2011 Budget Request for Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment: Analysis and Recommendations
In spite of the difficult fiscal situation, President Obama's FY 2011 budget request for energy research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) would increase funding for applied energy RD&D p
Ecosystem Stewardship: Sustainability Strategies for a Rapidly Changing Planet
Ecosystem stewardship is an action-oriented framework intended to foster the social–ecological sustainability of a rapidly changing planet.
The Effect of Allowance Allocations on Cap-and-Trade System Performance
We examine an implication of the “Coase Theorem” which has had an important impact both on environmental economics and on public policy in the environmental domain.
Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega-Catastrophes
There is a low but uncertain probability that climate change could trigger “mega-catastrophes,” severe and at least partly irreversible adverse effects across broad regions.
Analysis of Policies to Reduce Oil Consumption and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions from the US Transportation Sector
Even as the US debates an economy-wide CO2 cap-and-trade policy the transportation sector remains a significant oil security and climate change concern.
A New Climate for Society
This article argues that climate change produces discordances in established ways of understanding the human place in nature, and so offers unique challenges and opportunities for the interpretive soc
Off-grid Energy Services for the Poor: Introducing LED Lighting in the Millennium Villages Project in Malawi
Lanterns that use light-emitting diodes (LEDs) powered by batteries, which are in turn charged by grid electricity or small solar panels, have emerged as a cost-competitive alternative to kerosene and
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