The Program on Energy and Sustainable Development is part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Climate change
Scholarly Publications
Market Design in a Zero Marginal Cost Intermittent Renewable Future
June 2020
The basic features of an efficient short-term wholesale market design do not need to change to accommodate a significantly larger share of zero marginal cost intermittent renewable energy from wind...
An Experimental Comparison of Carbon Pricing Under Uncertainty in Electricity Markets
May 2020
We report on an economic experiment that compares outcomes in electricity markets subject to carbon-tax and cap-and-trade policies.
Retail Pricing in Colombia to Support the Efficient Deployment of Distributed Generation and Electric Vehicles
April 2020
Electricity tariff reforms will be an essential part of the clean energy transition. Existing tariffs rely on average cost pricing and often set a price per unit that exceeds marginal cost.
Other Publications
Economic Policy Challenges Facing California's Next Governor: Electricity Policy Reform
May 2020
Californians like to think of themselves as environmentally conscious and forward-thinking. The state’s energy and environmental policies reflect these sentiments.
Tax brown energy or subsidize green? The choice is easy
February 2019
Progressive Democrats assert that the Green New Deal is the best way to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.But this claim ignores the fact that subsidizing “green” energy technologies, such as...
A carbon tax to fund increased border security?
January 2019
As the old saying goes, politics makes strange bedfellows. A national carbon tax to fund increased border security fits that description.
News
Old Events
Beyond Climate Policy: Reconciling Climate Change and the “Coal Renaissance”
November 4, 2011
Richard Morse was the featured speaker at the UT Energy Symposium on November 3rd. His talk, entitled, “Beyond Climate Policy: Reconciling Climate Change and the ‘Coal Renaissance’”, analyzed...
Addressing the 'Coal Renaissance' in a Post-Kyoto World
June 13, 2011
On Monday, June 13, 2011 at 4:15 p.m.
Energy Working Group: China's Shifting Priorities and 12th Five-Year Plan
January 12, 2011
"Shifting Priorities: Energy, Efficiency, and Sustainability in China's 12th Five-Year Plan"
Projects
Instruments of Energy and Environmental Policy
Instruments of Energy Policy, hosted by the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, brings to Stanford four notable researchers...
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