Energy and Environmental Policy Modeling

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-1-4613-7248-6
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, Band 18, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Reihe: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science

A Simple Model of Electric Power Network. 48 Power flow equations. 48 Social welfare action. 49 A Market Mechanism. 50 An efficient trading rule. 51 Competitive equilibrium and social optimum. 52 A Dynamic Trading Process. 54 An Illustrative Example. 56 Alternative Implementation Plans. 59 Conclusions. 59 Appendix. 60 References. 64 Endnotes. 64 Chapter 5: The Berlin Mandate: The Design ofCost-Effictive Mitigation Strategies. 67 Introduction. 68 The Models. 69 Future Emissions. 70 The Costs of Alternative Commitments. 73 Some Final Comments. 80 Endnotes. 82 Chapter 6: Some Implications of Improved CO] Emissions Control Technology in The Context of Global Climate Change. 85 Introduction. 85 The CET A-R Model. 86 Economic system. 86 Climate system. 87 Uncertain losses from temperature rise. 87 Technology Assumptions. 88 Implications of Loss Probability and Technology Assumptions. 89 Improved Technology and the Value of Infonnation About Damage. 94 Value of Information about Technology and Benefits of Improved Technology. 95 Sununary and Conclusions. 97 References. 97 Endnotes. 98 Chapter 7: Determining an Optimal Afforestation Policy: A Cost-Benefit Analysis. 99 Introduction - Motivation and afforestation. 99 Afforesting and halting deforestation: domestic verses global solutions. l 01 Research Objectives. l 02 Integrated assessment. 102 Time horizon and discounting. 103 Carbon sequestration time path. l 03 vi Interactions with other markets. 104 Structural Overview. l 04 Traditional timberland module. 106 Afforestation module. 106 Timber market module. l 08 Sequestration calculations. 109 bjective function. 109 Regionalization and Model Data. 110 Southern submodel data. 111 Pacific submodel data.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weyant, John

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensforschung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Entscheidungsfindung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introduction and Overview.- Basic Concepts.- Overview of Book.- References.- 2: Technological Advances in Recovery Methods and Efficient Allocation Of a Non-Renewable Resource.- Technological Advances in Petroleum and Natural Gas Recovery.- The Computational Model and Base Case Assumptions.- Computational Results.- On the Generality of the Results.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- Endnotes.- 3: A Concurrent Auction Model for Transmission Congestion Contracts.- Transmission Congestion Contracts.- Concurrent Auction.- Example Auction.- Including Losses and Reactive Power.- Extensions.- Conclusion.- Endnotes.- 4: Spot Markets in Electric Power Network: Theory.- A Simple Model of Electric Power Network.- A Market Mechanism.- A Dynamic Trading Process.- An Illustrative Example.- Conclusions.- References.- Endnotes.- 5: The Berlin Mandate: The Design of Cost-Effective Mitigation Strategies.- The Models.- Future Emissions.- The Costs of Alternative Commitments.- Some Final Comments.- Endnotes.- 6: Some Implications of Improved CO2 Emissions Control Technology in The Context of Global Climate Change.- The CETA-R Model.- Technology Assumptions.- Implications of Loss Probability and Technology Assumptions.- Improved Technology and the Value of Information About Damage.- Value of Information about Technology and Benefits of Improved Technology.- Summary and Conclusions.- References.- Endnotes.- 7: Determining an Optimal Afforestation Policy: A Cost-Benefit Analysis.- — Motivation and afforestation.- Research Objectives.- Structural Overview.- Regionalization and Model Data.- Results and Conclusions.- Conclusion.- References.- 8: Economic Incentives, Intergenerational Altruism and Sustainability.- Sustainability, Discounting and Selfish Egoism.- Modeling.- ComputationalExperiments.- Conclusions.- References.- Appendix: Data.- Endnotes.- 9: Sequential Joint Maximization.- General Equilibrium in a Complementarity Format.- Integrable Heterogeneous Demand and a Joint Maximization Algorithm.- Joint Maximization with Dual Functions.- The Connection Between SJM, SLCP and VI.- Convergence.- Conclusion.- References.- Appendix A: Extensions of the SJM Algorithm.- Appendix B: GAMS Code.- Scarf’s globally unstable exchange model.- Endnotes.- 10: A Brief History of the International Energy Workshop.- The International Energy Workshop.- The First IEW Meeting.- The IEW’s “Oil Price Era”.- The “CHALLENGE ERA”.- Methodological Considerations.- References.- Endnotes.