scholarly journals Key Theoretical, Policy, and Implementation Experience Considerations for the Mexican ETS: Toward an Equitable and Cost-Effective Compliance Phase

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-31
Author(s):  
Blas L. Pérez Henríquez
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Industrial Carbon ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Environmentally Sound ◽  
The Right

AbstractThis chapter presents a brief overview of the policy design and theoretical environmental economic principles that underpin the concept of emissions trading systems (ETS) as a policy approach to address climate change. It discusses basic environmental economic principles pertinent to the development of market-based solutions to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) and co-pollutants. The chapter serves as the technical basis for the broader discussion that this book as a whole presents on the launch of the pilot phase of the Mexican ETS on January 1, 2020. Understanding international program design experiences, theoretical principles, and implementing best practices is key to ensuring Mexico’s success in the transition from the pilot or learning phase to an operational ETS compliance system. This will ensure Mexico fulfills its national climate policy goals and nationally determined contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement in a cost-effective manner, while also providing compliance flexibility to the industrial sectors covered under the program. A well-designed ETS ultimately provides the right incentives for industrial carbon emission reductions to drive cost-effective abatement and clean innovation. Secondly, this chapter presents a more in-depth review of policy developments focusing specifically on key implementation lessons from the two most advanced ETS systems in operation to date: (1) the European Union ETS and (2) California’s cap-and-trade program. In short, this chapter outlines a set of key policy lessons and design parameters to support the transition from the pilot Mexican ETS to an operational compliance phase in a socially just, environmentally sound, and cost-effective manner.

15K Multistage Fracturing Completion System Addresses Operational Challenges, Improves Production Performance and Cost Savings in Openhole Environments

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasim Serdar Rodoplu ◽  
Adegbenga O. Sobowale ◽  
Jon E. Hanson ◽  
Beau R. Wright
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Additional Equipment ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Open Hole ◽  
The Right

Abstract Multistage fracturing (MSF) ball drop completion systems have been utilized around the globe for effectively treating formations completed as open hole and cemented. Multiple, high-rate hydraulic fracturing stages are pumped through these completions while gaining efficiency during pumping operations. A challenge within the industry was developing systems that are capable of higher pressures (greater than 10k psi) while still being able to be deployed in challenging openhole environments with minimum equipment and intervention requirements. This paper will discuss the planning, deployment and fracturing execution operations of an improved version of one of these systems. To be able to effectively utilize any MSF completion system; formation properties, deployment environment, lateral length, openhole size, liner size, and tubing movements during fracturing should be thoroughly analyzed and equally considered. To create a reliable system, another important consideration is how the system will be deployed; a long string to surface, or will it be deployed as part of a liner hanger system? In the case of the latter, it should be compatible with the liner hanger system by accommodating multiple balls to set and release the hanger system and actuate the openhole packers. In tight formation environments, where treating pressure differentials reaches as high as 15,000 psi during fracturing operations, openhole packers that are capable of holding these pressures in challenging openhole conditions are needed. Not only the packers but also the remaining completion system components need to be capable of withstanding, including burst, collapse, and ball-to-ball seat differential while simultaneously accommodating the pressure with cooling and ballooning induced tubing movement caused by these high pressure treatments. Improving such a robust design with innovative solutions, such as dissolvable frac balls that can handle 15,000 psi differential, optimizes the overall process. The completion design, deployment, and subsequent fracturing operations on a well showcases how effective consideration of components operates as a system can create a reliable MSF system. It also demonstrates how close collaboration between reservoir management, production engineering, completion experts, and vendor results in a coordination of efforts that eliminates operational hazards, thus ensuring smooth operations. The successful deployment of an openhole MSF completion system that can handle 15,000 psi with dissolving frac balls and eliminating openhole anchors helped pave the way to deal with tighter formations in an efficient and cost-effective manner. With the help of this new technology, the well planners were able to address operational challenges that would have otherwise required additional equipment or would have limited deployment capabilities. The engineering approach and design to develop this completion system and utilization in the right candidate confirmed the benefit of the novel completion for field development options.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: Improving communication to reduce mortality during bioterrorism responses

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret L. Brandeau, PhD ◽  
Gregory S. Zaric, PhD ◽  
Johannes Freiesleben, PhD ◽  
Frances L. Edwards, PhD ◽  
Dena M. Bravata, MD, MS
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Attack Detection ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Response Planning ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
The Right ◽  
Expected Mortality

Objective: To identify communication needs and evaluate the effectiveness of alternative communication strategies for bioterrorism responses.Methods: We provide a framework for evaluating communication needs during a bioterrorism response. Then, using a simulation model of a hypothetical response to anthrax bioterrorism in a large metropolitan area, we evaluate the costs and benefits of alternative strategies for communication during a response.Results: Expected mortality increases significantly with increases in the time for attack detection and announcement; decreases in the rate at which exposed individuals seek and receive prophylaxis; increases in the number of unexposed people seeking prophylaxis; and increases in workload imbalances at dispensing centers. Thus, the timeliness, accuracy, and precision of communications about the mechanisms of exposure and instructions for obtaining prophylaxis and treatment are critical. Investment in strategies that improve adherence to prophylaxis is likely to be highly cost effective, even if the improvement in adherence is modest, and even if such strategies reduce the prophylaxis dispensing rate.Conclusions: Communication during the response to a bioterror attack must involve the right information delivered at the appropriate time in an effective manner from trusted sources. Because the response system for bioterror communication is only fully operationalized once an attack has occurred, tabletop planning and simulation exercises, and other up-front investments in the design of an effective communication strategy, are critical for effective response planning.

Supply chain talent: the missing link in supply chain strategy

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 257-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rameshwar Dubey ◽  
Angappa Gunasekaran
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Current State ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Future Supply ◽  
The Right

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build a supply chain talent framework and test it empirically. Design/methodology/approach – The present study adopts extant literature to understand current state of supply chain talent literature and used knowledge and skill constructs and their items from comprehensive literature review to develop an instrument to gather data. The data are further checked for assumptions and further examines the framework using confirmatory factor analysis. Findings – The findings support previous studies and establishes that knowledge-skill framework is scientifically a strong framework which can help to build current supply chain competencies among future supply chain managers. Research limitations/implications – This study considers only a limited number of variables that define the supply chain talent. The framework can be further developed and extended to different industries and countries. Practical implications – The study identifies knowledge-skill framework which can help to develop a training module for current or aspiring supply chain managers. It also can provide significant input to design university supply chain management program to meet future supply chain manager’s requirements. Social implications – Include providing the right education and training in support of supply chain operations and in turn serving the community with products and services on time and that too in a most cost effective manner. Originality/value – This paper develops a new framework for supply chain talent development. This framework has been empirically tested, and major findings and future research directions are highlighted.

scholarly journals Parametric Optimization and Experimental Validation for Nonlinear Characteristics of Passenger Car Suspension System

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avesh Mohd ◽  
Rajeev Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Vehicle Body ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Quarter Car Model ◽  
Car Suspension ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Vibrational Characteristics ◽  
Automotive Suspension ◽  
Iso 2631

The study deals with the design of the automotive suspension system to better dynamic characteristics in an uncertain operating atmosphere. Vehicle design parameters are to be optimized to achieve better passengers comfort, vehicle body stability, and road holding as the measure of suspension system performance improvement. The design of experiments gives the optimum parametric combination in the domain on the basis of vertical body acceleration data obtained by simulation of a 2-DOF nonlinear quarter car model. Moreover, the nonlinear hysteric behavior foremost design parameters have been characterized through the theoretical and experimental analysis in order to validate the design and to check the analogical viability of the derived model. Finally, the proposed methodology ascertains the optimum design of the suspension system in the time and cost-effective manner. The developed passive design of car suspension system exhibits excellent vibrational characteristics and convinces the acceptable range of vehicle vibration as suggested by ISO-2631-1997.

The Revision of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System Ahead of the Fourth Trading Period, 2021–2030

Climate Law ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 338-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Prentice
Keyword(s):  
Emissions Trading ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Eu Ets ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Trading System ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Trading Period ◽  
Final Agreement

The EU ETS is the cornerstone of the European Union’s climate policy. The EU ETS will play a decisive role in the European Union plan to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement. In November 2017, following more than two years of negotiations, EU member states and the European Parliament reached a final agreement on the revision of the EU ETS for the period 2021–2030. The final agreement struck an important, ambitious balance on a number of measures designed to ensure that the EU ETS achieves its legislative aims of promoting emission reductions in a cost-effective manner. The negotiations also provide a number of policy lessons for future negotiations relating to the role of EU institutions and the rules for free allocation which will be important for the EU ETS to meet its legislative objectives. 1

scholarly journals The impact of psychosocial factors on claims outcomes in the group income protection market: findings from a prospective pilot study

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carly Van Den Akker
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Normal Population ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Income Insurance ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Disability Income ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

Research suggests that psychosocial factors predict recovery better than biomedical factors alone in the normal population. However, no studies have been carried out in the disability income insurance setting, where the availability of financial cover is usually perceived as the main detractor of recovery and return to work.Swiss Re's clinical claims team in collaboration with the Research & Development team, conducted a 3 year prospective study to evaluate the role of psychosocial factors in recovery within a group income protection sample. Predictors of return to work were: beliefs about recovery and work, work ethic, coping, and self-efficacy. Interestingly, medical diagnosis alone and treatment did not predict recovery and return to work in this sample.Our objective was to conduct research to gain an understanding of psychosocial predictors in the insurance setting, and additionally to develop specific claims management strategies for our claims assessors to manage their claims more effectively through exploring the psychosocial barriers influencing on a claimant's absence, and providing adequate support at the right time, in a cost-effective manner.

Determining the cost optimum among a discrete set of building technologies to satisfy stringent energy targets

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-427
Author(s):  
Brian Simmons ◽  
Matthias H.Y. Tan ◽  
C.F. Jeff Wu ◽  
Godfried Augenbroe
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Algorithm ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Combinatorial Problem ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Operational Energy ◽  
Optimization Methodology ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Cost

AbstractThis paper presents the development of an optimization methodology for selecting the lowest monetary cost combinations of building technologies to meet set operational energy reduction targets. The new optimization algorithm introduced in this paper departs from the notion that optimal design choices over a large set of design parameters and properties can be driven by energy targets. We assume that design parameters are determined by many concurrent considerations fighting over the attention span of the design team. Our approach starts from a design outcome and asks the question, which set of discrete technologies are the right mix to reach an energy target in the cost optimal way? Such an approach has to face the challenge that the properties of market-available building technologies have a discrete nature that makes their optimal selection a combinatorial problem. The optimization algorithm searches the discrete combinatoric space by maximizing the following objective function: calculated energy savings divided by premium cost, where cost is defined as the additional cost over a baseline solution. The algorithm is codified into a custom MATLAB script and when compared to prescriptive methodologies is shown to be more cost effective and generically applicable given a palette of building technology alternatives and their corresponding cost data.

scholarly journals Renewable Energy Cooperation in Europe: What Next? Drivers and Barriers to the Use of Cooperation Mechanisms

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natàlia Caldés ◽  
Pablo del Río ◽  
Yolanda Lechón ◽  
Agime Gerbeti
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
The Past ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
The Future ◽  
Energy And Climate Policy ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

Cooperation on Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in Europe is expected to contribute to energy and climate policy goals and bring multiple benefits at the national, regional and European levels. For this reason, the Cooperation Mechanisms of the RES Directive 2009/28/EC were originally designed to encourage the collaboration of countries and contribute to the achievement of the 2020 EU RES target in a cost-effective manner while providing Member States (MS) with flexibility to meet their national RES objectives. These mechanisms will allow MS to achieve their national RES target in cooperation with other MS and include statistical transfers, joint projects and joint support schemes. However, their use has been limited, leading to skepticism about their future use. The aim of this article is to identify the factors that influence MS decision to use the Cooperation Mechanisms and to rank their importance. The empirical analysis is based on a comprehensive, in-depth literature review and a dedicated survey to MS. Our results show that, indeed, a wide array of drivers and barriers have influenced and will influence the future use of the Cooperation Mechanisms. The main drivers and barriers in the past significantly differ to those influencing the future use. Furthermore, the perception of the relevance of the drivers and barriers by the MS differs depending on whether the countries have already met or are having difficulties to meet their 2020 RES target domestically and on whether they have actually used the Cooperation Mechanisms or not. Some policy implications on how to overcome the existing barriers to the use of those mechanisms are derived from the analysis.

Analysis of the Design Parameters Related to a Fixed-Pitch Straight-Bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 491-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazharul Islam ◽  
Amir Fartaj ◽  
Rupp Carriveau
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Judicious Choice ◽  
Made In ◽  
Fixed Pitch

The fixed-pitch straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT) is one of the simplest types of wind turbine. One of the main challenges of wide spread application of the smaller-capacity SB-VAWT is to design and develop it in a cost-effective manner. The overall cost of the SB-VAWT will mainly depend on judicious choice of multiple design parameters. An attempt has been made in this paper to identify and critically analyze the main design parameters related to smaller-capacity fixed-pitch SB-VAWT. It has been demonstrated in this paper that proper selections of these parameters are vital for a cost-effective smaller-capacity SB-VAWT which can be considered as a candidate for urban and off-grid rural applications.

Computer aided assessment and optimization of catalyst fast light-off techniques

1997 ◽  
Vol 211 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Konstantinidis ◽  
G. C. Koltsakis ◽  
A. M. Stamatelos
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Procedure ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
The United States ◽  
Test Case ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Computational Tools ◽  
Car Industry ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Fast Light

Strict future legislation standards are forcing the car industry to employ new techniques for reducing exhaust gas emissions. Most of these techniques focus on accelerating the appearance of catalyst light-off and are thus called fast light-off techniques (FLTs). Optimized exhaust systems comprising FLTs will be able to meet the forthcoming legislation standards for the United States [low emissions vehicle (LEV) and ultra-low emissions vehicle (ULEV)] and the European Union (Stage III). The most promising active and passive FLT systems are briefly reviewed. Computer aided optimization of such systems can be realized with the help of specific computational tools, which are briefly presented in this paper, and according to a concept optimization methodology, which is also discussed. The results indicate an increased sensitivity of FLT systems’ performance over the selected values of certain design and operating parameters that were featured in the examples presented. Moreover, by comparing the computational results with knowledge gained from experiments and testing, the paper indicates that, given the suitable computational tools, the optimization procedure can take place in a most cost-effective manner by substituting many experiments with computer test case runs.

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