Each week, we review the papers, studies, reports, and briefings posted at the “indispensable” RFF Library Blog, curated by RFF Librarian Chris Clotworthy. Check out this week’s highlights below:
Monetary Emissions Trading Mechanisms
…We use insights from dynamic mechanism design in monetary economics to derive properties of optimal dynamic emissions trading mechanisms. We argue that efficient tax policies must be “state-contingent”, and we demonstrate an equivalence between such state-contingent taxes and emissions trading. — via Rice University, Baker Institute for Public Policy
Market Based Climate Mitigation Policies In Emerging Economies
Used by governments for decades, market-based policies are mechanisms to control environmental pollution at various leverage points. They work by changing relative prices – raising the cost of emissions-intensive activities and/or lowering the cost of lower-emitting alternatives – to provide producers and consumers with a financial incentive to adopt the latter. — via The Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Road Transport: Unlocking Fuel-saving Technologies in Trucking and Fleets
Existing technologies that improve the fuel efficiency of trucks could save owners over $26,000 per vehicle and reduce CO2 emissions by 624 million tonnes, according to new research. — via Energy Efficiency News
…The United States was among the 10 countries most affected by climate change in 2011, as it was battered by tornadoes, hurricanes and scorching temperatures. — via Germanwatch
The U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy has issued a new report detailing the contribution that a groundbreaking technique is making on American oil field production—with the promise of much more. — via U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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