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State Public Utility Commissions' Powers To Advance Energy Efficiency, Michael B. Gerrard
State Public Utility Commissions' Powers To Advance Energy Efficiency, Michael B. Gerrard
Faculty Scholarship
Improving energy efficiency is widely acknowledged as the most economical way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the other adverse environmental impacts of fossil fuel use. Indeed, efficiency measures often yield net cost savings over a fairly short period of time.
The United States lacks a comprehensive regulatory program for energy efficiency. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation set fuel economy standards for motor vehicles (and on Aug. 28, 2012, finalized a major tightening of those standards). The Department of Energy sets many appliance standards and administers certain grant and research programs. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission …
Analysis Of California, Washington, And New York Insurer Climate Risk Surveys For The 2011 Reporting Year, Irene Shulman
Analysis Of California, Washington, And New York Insurer Climate Risk Surveys For The 2011 Reporting Year, Irene Shulman
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Climate change has the potential to affect the availability and affordability of insurance across most major insurance categories. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted the Insurer Climate Risk Disclosure Survey in 2009, and in February 2012, California, Washington, and New York administered the survey to insurance companies that write in excess of $300 million in premiums annually. This working paper summarizes and analyzes the survey responses that were submitted to California, Washington, and New York in 2012 for the 2011 reporting year. The working paper found that the majority of the 400 survey responses indicated that climate change …
The Environment In New York State, Michael B. Gerrard, Claire H. Woods
The Environment In New York State, Michael B. Gerrard, Claire H. Woods
Faculty Scholarship
This article explores the environmental policy in New York State. Science is significant as a driver of environmental policy, but public opinion is even more important. The story of the New York State's water supply is dominated by the historic quest to supply water to New York City. The State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) has been the most fertile source of environmental litigation in New York State courts. New York's solid waste expenditures have soared as it has had to pay commercial landfills and incinerators to take waste that had previously been cheaply dumped at Fresh Kills. New York …