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Building to Last: Impacts of a Philadelphia Energy-Efficiency Housing Rehabilitation Program for Low-Income Households
properties. The increase in pest and mold prevalence furthermore constitutes a significant public health issue. And finally, on a more global scale, the ... This is a working paper by Susanna Berkouwer and Adi Jahić in
The Natural Gas War on Coal
—that low priced natural gas, not a political “war on coal,” is leading to a ... ). Subsequently proposed regulations on mercury and CO2 have languished in ... for gas, 2) increased gas exports, and 3) production curtailments in
Listening, Learning, Leading: A Framework for Regulatory Excellence
, Director of the Penn Program on Regulation at Penn Law, to explore the core attributes of regulatory excellence so as to develop a forward ... (AER), and drew from both public consultation and an international team
Transparency, Capping Returns a Must for Nuclear Subsidies
Island (owned by Exelon) and to a lesser extent, Beaver Valley (owned by ... , for example, an electricity sector-wide carbon price (not a technology ... a reasonable return on rate base investment. This rate of return is
A Risky But Promising Solution for Battery Storage
). According to Mike Ryan, a keynote presenter and a Commercial Director at ... at a profit. All told, the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) on batteries could reach as high as 18% under the MM and improve the return on
A Bearish Outlook for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
California’s on-road demand. Diesel has a high carbon intensity and the ... fuel from production all the way to consumption and impacts a wide range ... . Reforms to the program will be necessary to sustain a competitive market for
Yamal LNG – A Big Win for Russian Gas?
visible on many levels, including: 1) difficulties to acquire a permit for a ... delivery to Asia. As a result, Gazprom and Novatek may end up competing for ... On December 8, a first LNG cargo left Russia’s Yamal Peninsula. The
Why We Need a Smarter Electrical Grid
year and many of these costs are passed on to consumers. A second ... the issues of congestion and reliability. Fist, a smarter grid would ... as changing weather can impact both the supply and demand for energy. A
Renewable Energy Permitting and the Fiscal Responsibility Act
Policy Act (NEPA). The act will limit the timeline for most reviews to a year and will require agencies to focus reviews on “reasonably ... fossil fuel projects” and “give polluters a Get Out of Jail Free card
Nicholas Stern on the Role of Economics in Combating Climate Change
paper in the title that was A Time For Action on Climate Change and A Time ... profession must change to guide policy toward rapid decarbonization on a global ... costs on the global economy. The Stern Review marked a fundamental shift