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Climate Policy and Voluntary Initiatives: An Evaluation of the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program / Matthew J. Kotchen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kotchen, Matthew J.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w16117.
- NBER working paper series no. w16117
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Other Title:
- Climate Policy and Voluntary Initiatives
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2010.
- Summary:
- Can simple government programs effectively promote voluntary initiatives to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions? This paper provides an evaluation of how the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities program affects household decisions to voluntarily purchase "green" electricity, which is electricity generated from renewable sources of energy. The results suggest that, within participating communities, subsidizing municipal solar panels as matching grants for reaching green-electricity enrollment targets increases the number of household purchases by 35 percent. The Clean Energy Communities program thus demonstrates how mostly symbolic incentives can mobilize voluntary initiatives within communities and promote demand for renewable energy.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- June 2010.
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