Competition and Regulation as a Means of Reducing CO2 Emissions: Experience from U.S. Fossil Fuel Power Plants

Levels of CO2 emissions from electricity generation in the U.S. have changed considerably in the last decade. This development can be attributed to two factors. First, the shale gas revolution has reduced gas prices significantly, leading to a crowding out of the more CO2-intensive coal for electric...

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Publié dans:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 09-2017)
Auteurs principaux: Growtisch, Christian, Paulus, Simon, Wetzel, Heike
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Langue:anglais
Publié: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2017
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