If they are to be attained, the objectives set in the Kyoto Protocol will impose fundamental changes on the structure of North America's economy. This text highlights the extent of the Kyoto challenge by clearly describing the historical inertia in terms of total market shares for different...

Les objectifs fixés par l'accord de Kyoto, s'ils seront respectés, imposent des changements fondamentaux dans la structure de l'économie nord-américaine. Ce texte met en évidence l'ampleur du défi de Kyoto en décrivant clairement l'inertie historique dans l'industrie électrique...

If they are to be attained, the objectives set in the Kyoto Protocol will impose fundamental changes on the structure of North America's economy. This text highlights the extent of the Kyoto challenge by clearly describing the historical inertia in terms of total market shares for different...

Les objectifs fixes par l'accord de Kyoto, s'ils seront respectes, imposent des changements fondamentaux dans la structure de l'economie nord-americaine. Ce texte met en evidence l'ampleur du defi de Kyoto en decrivant clairement l'inertie historique dans l'industrie electrique nord-americaine...

The preservation of biodiversity requires the protection of endangered species' habitats. In Canada, approximately 60 percent of these habitats are located on private lands. We start by analysing the obstacles to the protection of endangered species' habitats, with special attention to the...

This paper proposes the use of priority purchase contracts as a means to coordinate utility purchases from non-utility generators. It is shown that differentiated contracts should have the potential for attracting more diverse, NUG proposals (in terms of technical and economic characteristics)....

This paper extends recent work on interruption insurance for electric power by introducing onsite backup generation capacity as a supplementary form of interruption insurance. The basic model of interruption insurance as a mechanism for differential pricing is reviewed, the incentive for...