Smart Energy Policy: An Economist's RX for Balancing Cheap, Clean, and Secure Energy - Tapa dura

Griffin, James M

 
9780300149852: Smart Energy Policy: An Economist's RX for Balancing Cheap, Clean, and Secure Energy
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ISBN 10: 0300149859 ISBN 13: 9780300149852
Editorial: Yale University Press, 2009

Sinopsis

While everyone wants energy that is clean, cheap, and secure, these goals often conflict: traditional fossil fuels tend to be cheaper than alternative fuels, but they are hardly clean or (in the case of oil) secure. This timely book provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the issues as well as sensible proposals for a truly sustainable energy policy.

 

Economist James Griffin points out that current energy policies are fatally flawed and that government policies should focus on "getting the prices right" so that the prices of fossil fuels reflect their true costs to society--including greenhouse gas and security costs. By using carbon and security taxes, alternative energy forms will be able to compete on a more even playing field against fossil fuels. This will unleash advances in alternative energy and conservation technologies enabling the marketplace and consumers to find the right balance among energy sources that are cheap, clean, and secure.

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Acerca del autor

James M. Griffin is professor of economics and public policy and holder of the Bob Bullock Chair at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. He lives in College Station, TX.

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Editorial
Yale University Press
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0300149859
ISBN 13 
9780300149852
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
202
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