The cost of reducing greenhouse gas emissions

K Gillingham, JH Stock - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2018 - aeaweb.org
Most countries, including the United States, have an array of greenhouse gas mitigation
policies, which provide subsidies or restrictions typically aimed at specific technologies or …

Cost-effective reduction of fossil energy use in the European transport sector: An assessment of the Fit for 55 Package

M Ovaere, S Proost - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper surveys climate and energy policy in the EU transport sector covering the road,
aviation, and shipping sectors. We summarise current policies, focusing on the Fit for 55 …

Net emission reductions from electric cars and heat pumps in 59 world regions over time

F Knobloch, SV Hanssen, A Lam, H Pollitt, P Salas… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The electrification of passenger road transport and household heating features prominently
in current and planned policy frameworks to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reduction …

Carbon taxes and greenhouse gas emissions trading systems: what have we learned?

E Haites - Climate policy, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Systematic evidence relating to the performance of carbon pricing–carbon taxes and
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading systems (ETSs)–is sparse. In 2015, 17 ETSs were …

Do energy efficiency investments deliver? Evidence from the weatherization assistance program

M Fowlie, M Greenstone… - The Quarterly Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
A growing number of policies and programs aim to increase investment in energy efficiency,
because conventional wisdom suggests that people fail to take up these investments even …

Think globally, act globally: Opportunities to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in low-and middle-income countries

R Glennerster, S Jayachandran - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2023 - aeaweb.org
Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are a global public good, which makes it efficient
to act globally when addressing this challenge. We lay out several reasons that high-income …

Using narratives to infer preferences in understanding the energy efficiency gap

T Wekhof, S Houde - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Investing in energy efficiency is crucial for a low-carbon economy, particularly in the building
sector. Despite various subsidy programmes, meeting energy targets is challenging …

Subsidies and time discounting in new technology adoption: Evidence from solar photovoltaic systems

O De Groote, F Verboven - American Economic Review, 2019 - aeaweb.org
We study a generous program to promote the adoption of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems
through subsidies on future electricity production, rather than through upfront investment …

[HTML][HTML] A systemic approach to analyze integrated energy system modeling tools: A review of national models

A Fattahi, J Sijm, A Faaij - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
We reviewed the literature focusing on nineteen integrated Energy System Models (ESMs)
to:(i) identify the capabilities and shortcomings of current ESMs to analyze adequately the …

Financial literacy and household energy efficiency: An analysis of credit market and supply chain

X Ye, P Yue - Finance Research Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
We use survey data from China households to investigate the impact of financial literacy on
household energy efficiency. We aggregate the household energy use and carbon …