A smart energy policy : an economist's Rx for balancing cheap, clean, and secure energy / James M. Griffin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffin, James M., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy--United States.

Energy policy.

Climatic changes--United States.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (viii, 193 p.) ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction: An Overview from 30,000 Feet

Chapter 1. The Three Conflicting Goals of Energy Policy

Chapter 2. The End of Cheap Oil?

Chapter 3. Oil Security in an Increasingly Insecure World

Chapter 4. Climate Change and the Search for Clean Energy

Chapter 5. Climate Change and the Difficult Search for Institutions and Policies

Chapter 6. A Smart Energy Policy

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612353345

9781282353343

1282353349

9780300149869

0300149867

OCLC:

586150118