Irene Peters

TL;DR: The European Union is in an excellent position to take on a leading role in establishing a process of sequential decision-making which is flexible, innovative and participatory as discussed by the authors, which can lead beyond existing alternatives of taxation and regulation as defined by a seemingly omniscient political authority.

TL;DR: The European Union is in an excellent position to take on a leading role in establishing such a process, Europe's special opportunity lies in the fact that its citizenry is supportive of ambitious climate policy as nowhere else in the world, Furthermore, the current situation of the European economies invites, and even demands, fresh thinking about the economic opportunities offered by a transition to sustainability.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an economic analysis of climate change policies based on their benefits and costs, and assess the cost of policies solely on the basis of their departure from a purportedly efficient equilibrium ignoring deeper structural changes that are often decisive in practice.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that such a specification is not a good depiction of reality and that it is counterproductive for environmental policy making: First, it leads us to believe that environmental policy may be more costly than it actually would be.

TL;DR: In this article, four scenarios were constructed reflecting different energy strategies that Texas could pursue to address these issues, including employee trip-reduction programs, broader use of telecommunications technologies, and a roll-back scenario.