This paper presents the first empirical analysis of the factors that lead electric utilities to participate in the Department of Energy's voluntary greenhouse gas registry, and the impact of participation on their actual emissions performance. We find that firms are more likely to participate...

This working paper considers the effects of two California bills related to greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation – SB 375 (land use and transportation) and SB 97 (new CEQA Guidelines for GHG planning) – on local land use and regional transportation planning – in particular to contribute to...

A particular ceiling on atmospheric CO2 concentrations can be maintained through a variety of emission pathways. Over the past decade, there has been considerable debate over the characteristics of a least-cost pathway. Some have suggested that a gradual departure from the emissions baseline...

Growth and gas exchange measurements are used in conjunction with a carbon balance model to describe the millet (Pennisetum typhoides) - witchweed (Striga hermonthica) host-parasite association. Striga hermonthica reduces the growth of millet by 28% and radically alters the architecture of...

For a developing nation such as Malaysia with a significant reliance on fossil fuels for electricity, understanding the environmental consequences of this dependency is crucial. Thus, this study utilizes the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method to explore the impact of electricity...

This paper fills a gap in the macroeconomic literature on renewable sources of energy. It offers a definition of green investment and analyzes the trends and determinants of this investment over the last decade for 35 advanced and emerging countries. We use a new multi-country historical dataset...

Fiscal instruments are potentially among the most effective, and cost-effective, options for addressing externalities related to poor air quality, urban road congestion, and greenhouse gases. This paper takes a case study, focused on Mauritius (a pioneer in the use of green taxes) to illustrate...