Priorities for the Evolution of an Energy-Only Electricity Market Design in ERCOT
Electricity markets employ open access and non-discrimination to foster competition, market entry, and innovation.
Research
Leadership in Routine Emergencies and Crises: The Deepwater Horizon Incident
Leadership in emergencies is a crucial element of becoming a high-performing Coast Guard officer.
Comparing Emissions Mitigation Efforts Across Countries
A natural outcome of the emerging pledge and review approach to international climate change policy is the interest in comparing mitigation effort among countries.
Unmask Temporal Trade-Offs in Climate Policy Debates
Global warming potentials (GWPs) have become an essential element of climate policy and are built into legal structures that regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Ideology Trumps Science
Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Experience with Cap and Trade
This article presents an overview of the design and performance of seven major emissions trading programs that have been implemented over the past 30 years and identifies a number of important lessons
Toward a Responsible Solar Geoengineering Research Program
The article offers information on the benefits of solar geoengineering research program for the reduction of climate change risks.
Comparative Assessment of China and U.S. Policies to Meet Climate Change Targets
China and the United States together emit more than 40 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide (CO2) according to the latest available data.
Designing and Updating a US Carbon Tax in an Uncertain World
A carbon tax provides certainty about the price of emissions, but it does so in a context characterized by uncertainty about its environmental benefits, economic costs, and international relations imp
Tapping Private Financing and Delivery to Modernize America’s Federal Water Resources
This report is based on themes derived from various roundtable discussions convened by Professor Stephen Goldsmith in which stakeholders and senior federal leaders discussed the current challenges fac
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