This dissertation examines three facets of U.S. energy use and policy. First, I examine the Gulf Coast petroleum … result of the differing elasticities with respect to GDP is that the energy mix has changed over time. The implication for … forecasting CO2 emissions is that models that cannot distinguish changes in the energy mix are not effective in forecasting CO2 …

The three papers in this dissertation all deal with new challenges for energy policy.The first paper deals with … induce adequate investment in generation and energy conservation.The second paper simulates the Regional Greenhouse Gas …

lightweight construction in vehicles is the reduction of vehicle mass, resulting in savings of petrol and energy and a decrease in … energy-related emissions during the use phase. Life-Cycle-Analysis (LCA) of passenger cars using a strongly technical bottom … these measures affect production, structural disruption, energy and emissions. In addition the changes in energy use and …

interactions between electric power supply chains and energy fuel markets. …

energy technological change. The rising level of carbon emissions due to increasing global energy consumption calls for … the response of energy R&D investments as the carbon tax increases both in terms of overall and technology … elasticity of substitution between fossil and non-fossil energy inputs. In the third part, we zoom-in on the portfolio model …

combined with legislative initiatives, such as the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT), to encourage the introduction of …