"In theory, green bonds are driving capital toward novel green projects, providing a crucial financial mechanism for the innovations needed for the energy transition. In practice, however, green bonds seem to be going mostly for business as usual." energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/09/30/d...
New research finds that relatively few green bonds initiate novel low-carbon projects. It certainly sounds like a good idea. By putting money into a green bond, an investor supports renewable energ…
"In the end, a well-designed inventory requirement could smooth the spikes that periodically strain the budgets of some families. But it must be crafted to minimize compliance costs and political manipulation." @severinborenstein.bsky.social analyzes a California proposal.
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A proposal for minimum inventories could help, a bit, if it takes implementation seriously. It’s fall. The time when a California politician’s thoughts turn to gas prices. As reliably as the leaves on...
Maximilian Auffhammer recounts his family road-trip in an electric vehicle. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/09/16/e...
An economist takes his EV on a thousand-mile trip on Labor Day weekend. My spouse frequently refers to me as Clark Griswold. There are few things Sparky likes better than a road trip with the family. ...
My new Energy Institute Blog post addressing the active debate in California about how to respond to rising household energy costs. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/09/09/h...
Addressing expensive energy is imperative, and past Energy Institute blog posts suggest promising avenues. Energy costs have been rising in California, and everyone’s talking about it, especially the...
"It is hard to provide incentives for socially-beneficial behavior without substantial transfers to those who would have taken these actions anyway." Lucas Davis tackles the challenge of creating effective subsidies for heat pumps. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/h...
Most recipients of heat pump tax credits are non-additional. We need to change that. There have never been more generous subsidies available for heat pumps. The U.S. federal tax credit for heat pumps ...
My Energy Inst blog posts this morning discusses Berkeley's latest attempt to transition off natural gas, this time with a tax of appx $3/therm, paid by the building owner, on bldgs > 15,000 sq ft. More clever than it sounds at first, but still problematic. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/08/19/b...
A proposed tax on natural gas is cleverly designed, maybe too clever. Even if you disagree with the City of Berkeley’s climate policies, you have to admit that they don’t ask others to do more than th...
Hear more on the Energy Institute webinar this Wednesday. haas.berkeley.edu/energy-insti...
Energy Institute Webinar Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:30am-10:30am PDT “The Role of Modal Substitution in Rebound Effects within US Freight Transportation” Authors: James Bushnell (University of Calif...
Policies to reduce carbon emissions from one mode of freight transportation could influence which mode of transportation shippers use, and impact the carbon savings. James Bushnell discusses his new research with Jonathan Hughes. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/w...
Reducing freight emissions will require a holistic perspective. For a while now, freight transportation has been talked about as the next frontier of carbon reductions. Globally, freight accounts for ...
Register for our upcoming Energy Institute Webinar on Aug. 14: “The Role of Modal Substitution in Rebound Effects Within US Freight Transportation”. Authors: J. Bushnell and J. Hughes haas.berkeley.edu/energy-institute/events/energy-institute-webinar-hughes-bushnell/
Energy Institute Webinar Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:30am-10:30am PDT “The Role of Modal Substitution in Rebound Effects within US Freight Transportation” Authors: James Bushnell (University of Calif...
New Energy Institute Blog Post: Do California Farmers Respond to Electricity Prices? - by Lucas Davis energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/07/29/d...
How new efforts to curb groundwater depletion will impact the Golden State’s electricity use. This week’s blog is co-authored with Fiona Burlig, Louis Preonas, and Matt Woerman. Farmers consume nearly...