Renewable energy policies address two market externalities at the same time as they (1) internalize the environmental cost of conventional energy production (GHG emissions and air pollution) and (2) appropriate earnings from learning-by-doing in the renewable energy

renewable energy is derived from the natural processes that are replenished constantly. in its various forms, it derives directly from the sun, or from the deep heat generated from the earth. it isdefined as the electricity and heat being generated from solar, wind, ocean, hydropower, biomass, geothermal resources, biofuels, and the obtained hydrogen from the renewable resources. the renewable ...

abstract main objective of this paper is the investigation the effect of support policies of government on income risk of poultry producers in iran for the 1989-2006. ccv index was used to investigate amount of variation that cause each support policies (market price support, support of agricultural inputs, outputs insurance) on income risk variation of producers. the results of this study show...

This article studies how public opinion is associated with the introduction of renewable energy policies in Europe. While research increasingly seeks to model the link between public opinion and environmental policies, the empirical evidence is largely based on a single case: the US. This limits the generalizability of findings and we argue accordingly for a systematic, quantitative study of ho...

abstract intensive and inefficient use of energy leads to degradation of natural resources and environmental problems. this study evaluated the relationship between the energy of consumed inputs and yield of tomato, cucumber and melon using the cobb–douglas production function. the data were collected from 90 farmers in firoozabad using a questionnaire. the farmers were chosen by simple random ...

Pacific Islands are at the forefront of the trend towards high or even 100% renewable energy penetration of their electricity grids. Many have been highly or totally reliant on imported diesel fuel, with associated price uncertainties and GDP impacts. Countries like Fiji are highly reliant on hydro power and become vulnerable in periods of low rainfall, such as during El Nino events, when diese...

Renewable energy remains a contested topic in South Africa. This paper argues that South Africa can build on the momentum surrounding its introduction of a feed-in tariff by enacting policies that may, if given adequate funding and political effort, allow the country to be a world leader in renewable energy. Given a variety of renewable energy policy options for moving forward, a majority of st...

A variety of renewable electricity policies to promote investment in wind, solar, and other types of renewable generators exist across the United States. The federal renewable energy investment tax credit, the federal renewable energy production tax credit, and state renewable portfolio standards are among the most notable. Whether the benefits of promoting new technology and reducing pollution...

This paper provides a theoretical framework to explore how the support policies for renewable energies can promote rent-seeking incentives in private firms. We develop political economy of that considers link between regulatory decisions agents and potential scope socially wasteful pursuits. argue systematic public schemes bring as perception shared by entrepreneurs influencing allocations reso...