New Approaches on Energy and the Environment

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-933115-01-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

Written by economists and policy analysts at Resources for the Future, a Washington, DC, think tank with a tradition for independent, objective research, this collection of twenty-five 'memos to the President' offers constructive policy options for the elected administration on critical challenges related to energy, the environment, and natural resources. Each contributor to New Approaches on Energy and the Environment was asked to address the question: 'Based on your research and knowledge, what policy recommendation would you like to make to the next U.S. president?' Writing in advance of the 2004 election so as to keep their essays free of partisan interpretations, the authors were asked not to confine their suggestions to what the prevailing wisdom says is politically possible. They also took pains to make their ideas accessible to a busy president as well as a wide range of readers interested in a concise and authoritative overview of the nation's energy and environmental policy choices. The results are provocative, sometimes controversial, but highly readable essays on topics including climate change, oil dependency, electricity regulation, brownfields revitalization, forest service administration, air and water quality, and environmental health issues such as food safety and the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. When the President takes office in January, 2005, he will confront competing perspectives about the priorities and approaches that should apply to energy and environmental policy: Americans want cleaner air and water and healthy and attractive surroundings, but they also want inexpensive fuel, comfortable cars and houses, and continued economic growth. New Approaches on Energy and the Environment provides thought-provoking, commonsense contributions to debates about important energy and environmental issues confronting the U.S. today.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morgenstern, Richard D.

Portney, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Windkraftanlagen, Wasserkraftanlagen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Solarenergie, Photovoltaik
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Biogasanlagen, Energie aus Biomasse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Robert E. Grady and Frank E. Loy
Introduction
Richard D.Morgenstern and Paul R. Portney
Part I. Energy and Climate
1. Taking the Lead on Climate Change

Robert W. Fri
2. Stimulating Technology to Slow Climate Change

Raymond J. Kopp, Richard D.Morgenstern, Richard G.Newell, and William A. Pizer
3. A Carbon Tax to Reduce the Deficit

Dallas Burtraw and Paul R. Portney
4. Slaking Our Thirst for Oil

Ian Parry and Joel Darmstadter
5. Stimulating Renewable Energy: A 'Green Power' Initiative

Joel Darmstadter
6. Rewarding Automakers for Fuel Economy Improvements

Carolyn Fischer and Paul R. Portney
7. Making Electricity Markets Competitive: How Fast and by Whom?

Timothy J. Brennan
Part II. Environment, Health, and Safety
8. Cleaning Up Power Plant Emissions

Dallas Burtraw and Karen L. Palmer
9. Pay-As-You-Drive for Car Insurance

Winston Harrington and Ian Parry
10. State Innovation for Environmental Improvements: Experimental Federalism
Winston Harrington, Karen L. Palmer, and Margaret Walls
11. Pay as You Slow: Road Pricing to Reduce Traffic Congestion

Ian Parry and Elena Safirova
12. Focus on Particulates More Than Smog

Alan J. Krupnick
13. A New Approach to Air Quality Management

Alan J. Krupnick and Jhih-Shyang Shih
14. Redirecting Superfund Dollars

Katherine N. Probst
15. A Broader View of Brownfield Revitalization

Kris Wernstedt
16. Modernizing the Food Safety System

Michael R. Taylor
17. Performance Standards for Food Safety

Sandra A.Hoffmann and Alan J. Krupnick
Part III. Natural Resources
18. Streamlining Forest Service Planning

Roger A. Sedjo
19. Smarter Budgeting for Space Missions

Molly K. Macauley
20. Getting Serious About Antibiotic Resistance

Ramanan Laxminarayan
21. Zoning the Oceans: Changing the Focus of U.S. Fisheries Management
James N. Sanchirico
Part IV. Information Decision Frameworks
22. Combating Ignorance About U.S. Water Quality

James Boyd and Leonard Shabman
23. Create a Bureau of Environmental Statistics

H. Spencer Banzhaf
24. Treading Carefully with Environmental Information

Thomas C. Beierle
25. Better Evaluation of Life-Saving Environmental Regulations

Maureen L. Cropper
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Richard D. Morgenstern focuses on the costs, benefits, and design of environmental policies. His research interests include conventional types of pollution as well as global climate change. He has served in senior policy posts in both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of State.

Paul R. Portney is president of Resources for the Future and is the author or coauthor of ten books, including Public Policies for Environmental Protection. He is former chief economist at the Council on Environmental Quality.