Energy Policy Design and China’s Local Climate Governance: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policies in Hangzhou

2019 ◽  
pp. 695-719
Author(s):  
Ting Guan ◽  
Jørgen Delman
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Policy ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Energy Policies ◽  
Climate Governance ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Renewable Energy Policies

scholarly journals Renewable energy policy around the globe

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-43
Author(s):  
Ahmed Mahmood ◽  
◽  
Muhammad Qasim ◽  
Muhammad Faisal Khan ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Policy ◽  
National Level ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Environmental Harm ◽  
Renewable Energy Policy ◽  
Energy Policies ◽  
Renewable Energy Policies ◽  
Energy Harnessing

Renewable energy systems (RESs) have an inherent quality of achieving independence Vis a Vis useful energy harnessing for self or localized use. At larger scale the renewable energy system allows the power generation and distribution without a significant harm to the environment. Propagation and proliferation of RESs and the Renewable Energy Technology (RET), collectively demand an effective policy making infrastructure to be in place to ensure their penetration locally and globally. Renewable Energy Policies have a great impact on how readily these systems are adopted by the investors and market, how efficient these systems are which is dependent on the research and development (R&D) of RESs, how effectively the country or region copes with the scourge of environmental harm with the use of RESs. Renewable Energy Policies also have an impact on how costly these technologies are and how these technologies fiscally benefit common man, investors and industries. Efficiency enhancement, stability and intelligent management of grids integrated with RES are also renewable policy dependent. This paper thoroughly and critically examines the importance of renewable energy policy. not just at domestic or national level but also at global level. It discusses in detail the core ingredients of renewable energy policy which were adopted in the past, which are being adopted now and which should be adopted in future. This paper also discusses policy, business and financial models; importance of tariff formulation, incentives and subsidies and a few factors which may pose a risk to the development and adoption of RESs. At the end a few suggestions have also been made which, if adopted, would help promote the RESs proliferation across the globe at a rapid pace and would ensure energy security, sustainable development and environmental conservation.

scholarly journals Ideology and Value Determinants of Public Support for Energy Policies in the U.S.: A Focus on Western States

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1890
Author(s):  
Erika Allen Wolters ◽  
Brent S. Steel ◽  
Rebecca L. Warner
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Policy ◽  
Price Discrimination ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Environmental Values ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Energy Policies ◽  
The U.S

Energy policy is often a contentious issue in the U.S. in the areas of infrastructure, conservation, and price discrimination. From the siting of new pipelines, conservation regulations, and variable pricing based on times and usage, many policies have been met by intense opposition as well as support from a variety of sources. In this context, this study examines individual-level attributes (e.g., political ideology, environmental values, and demographic characteristics) that lead to support for or opposition to infrastructure, conservation, and price discrimination policies. The identification of demographic and value correlates of energy policy preferences is important for the successful development of energy policies. Data from 2019 random household surveys in the U.S. western states of California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington are used to examine the variation in views on a variety of energy policies. Multivariate analyses reveal that those with more liberal political ideology and people holding stronger pro-environmental values (as measured by the New Ecological Paradigm) were more likely to support conservation campaigns, energy efficiency, funding for renewable energy technology and price discrimination policies than those who held more conservative views. Several demographic variables also have a significant impact on support for or opposition to policies concerning infrastructure, conservation, and price discrimination. Younger people and people with higher levels of formal education are more likely to support voluntary energy conservation campaigns and increased funding for research into renewable energy technologies, and people with higher incomes are more supportive of requiring high-energy efficiency standards in new construction. Finally, state residency independently affected policy preferences with Idahoans’ views more consistent with political conservatives and those lower on the NEP than residents of the other three western states. These findings should be useful to policy makers as they work toward the development of energy policies.

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