A Smart Energy Policy: An Economist's Rx for Balancing Cheap, Clean, and Secure Energy - Couverture rigide

Griffin, James M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0300149859 ISBN 13 : 9780300149852

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300149859
• ISBN 13: 9780300149852
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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