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Energy Transition: Mapping an Appropriate Role for Government

Many organizations and key members of government believe that US energy markets need to embark on an accelerated transition off of oil.  Some focus on diversification away from oil imports in order to stop funding countries that don't like us much.  Others focus on climate change worries, working to transition from all fossil fuels.  Both groups push for bold, new, and often very expensive plans to alter the nation's energy path.  Usually, these plans call for large new government agencies, along with mandates, to implement the changes. 

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Mapping the Characteristics of Producer Subsidies: A review of pilot country studies

The ability to undertake any meaningful subsidy reforms, either nationally or multilaterally, is hampered by a basic lack of knowledge about the extent of support to the sector and where informatio

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Subsidy Estimation: A survey of current practice

This document is addressed primarily to those individuals who are interested in preparing estimat ...

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Wood-based bioenergy: the green lie

Adapted from the report's introduction:

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Biomass Sustainability and Carbon Policy Study

This study addresses a wide array of scientific, economic and technological issues related to the ...

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Nuclear Energy Loses Cost Advantage

Identifying the real costs of competing energy technologies is complicated by the wide range of ...

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Green Scissors 2010

Since its inception fifteen years ago, the Green Scissors Campaign has fought to make environment ...

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Using Biofuel Tax Credits to Achieve Energy and Environmental Policy Goals

The federal government supports the use of biofuels—transportation fuel produced usually f ...

Oil Drillers Gain Billions from 'Immoral' Tax Break

The two largest offshore drilling companies in the world, Transocation and Noble Corporation, are ...

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