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Challenges To Integration Of State And Regional Greenhouse Gas Programs, Elizabeth Marie Lokey
Challenges To Integration Of State And Regional Greenhouse Gas Programs, Elizabeth Marie Lokey
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
No abstract provided.
Valuation Of Carbon Capture And Sequestration Under Greenhouse Gas Regulations: Carbon Capture And Sequestration As An Offsetting Activity, Elizabeth Lokey
Valuation Of Carbon Capture And Sequestration Under Greenhouse Gas Regulations: Carbon Capture And Sequestration As An Offsetting Activity, Elizabeth Lokey
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
When carbon capture and sequestration is conducted by entities that are not regulated, it could be counted as an offset that is fungible in the market or sold to a voluntary market. This paper addresses the complications that arise in accounting for carbon capture and sequestration as an offset, and methodologies that exist for accounting for CCS in voluntary and compliance markets.
Valuation Of Carbon Valuation Of Carbon Capture And Sequestration Under Greenhouse Gas Regulations, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Valuation Of Carbon Valuation Of Carbon Capture And Sequestration Under Greenhouse Gas Regulations, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) could play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the future. The price associated with a metric ton of carbon dioxide reduction could help make CCS a more financially-viable technology. However, the value assigned to CCS depends on the type of greenhouse gas regulation chosen, such as a standard, greenhouse gas tax, or cap-and-trade system, and the details of how the market is implemented. This paper will cover ways in which CCS can be incorporated into greenhouse gas regulations and the implications of each of these methods. It will then cover how CCS …
The Status And Future Of Methane Destruction Projects In Mexico, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
The Status And Future Of Methane Destruction Projects In Mexico, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
Of the Clean Development Mechanism projects that exist in Mexico, methane destruction from hog farms dominates the landscape with 56% of the projects developed and 49% of the certified emission reductions that will be generated within the country by 2012. These biodigesters, however, have experienced many technical difficulties that place their future viability and continued development in question. Because of these challenges, future methane capture in the country may focus around other agro industries or landfills.
Barriers To Clean Development Mechanism Renewable Energy Projects In Mexico, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Barriers To Clean Development Mechanism Renewable Energy Projects In Mexico, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
Mexico is not reaching its full potential to capture benefits from clean development mechanism (CDM) projects because of its limited market for independent power producers (IPPs) and the barriers imposed on these entities by the state-run electric utility that controls most of the country’s generation and transmission. This state-run entity has pursued CDM revenues only in isolated cases where international financial assistance was given because it is bound by law to pursue the least-cost generation option for its customers. Recent changes in Mexican legislation that provide incentives for renewable energy development could open the marketplace for these types of projects.
The Status And Future Of Methane Destruction Projects In Mexico, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
The Status And Future Of Methane Destruction Projects In Mexico, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
Of the Clean Development Mechanism projects that exist in Mexico, methane destruction projects from hog farms dominate the landscape with 56% of the projects developed and 49% of the Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) that will be generated within the country by 2012. These biodigesters, however, have experienced many technical difficulties that place their future viability for the production of CERs and continued development in question. Because of these challenges, future methane capture in the country may focus around other agro industries or landfills.
Interaction Of Compliance And Voluntary Renewable Energy Markets, Lori Bird, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Interaction Of Compliance And Voluntary Renewable Energy Markets, Lori Bird, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
In recent years, both compliance and voluntary markets have emerged to help support the development of renewable energy resources. Compliance markets are primarily driven by state renewable portfolio standards (RPS), which require utilities or other load serving entities to procure renewable energy for part of their electricity supplies. Voluntary markets differ in that they provide consumers with the option to purchase or support renewable energy for a portion or all of their electricity needs. We refer to this as the voluntary market or the “green power market” because these renewable energy purchases are made on a voluntary basis, driven largely …
How The Next Us President Should Slow Global Warming, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
How The Next Us President Should Slow Global Warming, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
This paper addresses the energy technologies and policies that the next US president should immediately implement to slow global warming. Increased reliance on renewable energy through deployment of a National Renewable Portfolio Standard will help meet increased electrical demand in a sustainable way. Carbon regulation through an internationally fungible cap and trade system will help make renewables more cost competitive with conventional energy. Mandating National Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards will also help decrease electrical demand and reduce the need for large investments in new generation. Within the transportation sector, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles should be rapidly deployed to shift …
A Critical Review Of The Energy Policy Act Of 2005'S Treatment Of Hydrogen, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
A Critical Review Of The Energy Policy Act Of 2005'S Treatment Of Hydrogen, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
The paper analyzes the Energy Policy Act's goals and proposed action in Title VIII, the section dedicated to hydrogen. It then assesses whether or not the resources dedicated to this cause are sufficient to overcome the obstacles facing the commercial use of hydrogen and fuel cells.
Valuing Renewable Energy In Emerging U.S. Carbon Markets, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Valuing Renewable Energy In Emerging U.S. Carbon Markets, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
The inclusion or exclusion of renewable energy generators in emerging U.S. carbon markets could a have profound impact on the whether these markets have the intended effect of reducing overall carbon emissions and whether the voluntary market for green energy will remain or dissolve. This paper explores the allowance distribution schemes for cap-and-trade markets and their impact on renewable energy. The current input-based allocation system proposed for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in the Northeastern U.S. prevents renewable energy from contributing to emissions reductions within the market and will preclude green power marketers from advertising carbon offset claims for this …
Creative Renewable Energy Purchasing Options For Businesses, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Creative Renewable Energy Purchasing Options For Businesses, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
No abstract provided.
Creative Renewable Energy Purchasing Options For Businesses, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Creative Renewable Energy Purchasing Options For Businesses, Elizabeth L. Aldrich
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich
A growing number of businesses have begun to consider the benefits of voluntarily purchasing renewable energy. This new interest from large commercial clients has prompted green energy providers to create novel ways for these entities to get involved in the long-term development of new renewable energy generation. Some of these new plans are designed so that the purchase of this energy can provide long-term off-take stability and other financial benefits to companies developing the renewable energy projects. However, since some of these new purchasing options involve a certain amount of financial risk on the part of the business, there is …