The Development of Renewable Energy Sources and its Significance for the Environment [[electronic resource] /] / by Almas Heshmati, Shahrouz Abolhosseini, Jörn Altmann

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910298503003321
• Autore: Heshmati Almas
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
• ISBN: 981-287-462-3
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2015.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (187 p.)
• Disciplina: 330; 333.79; 338.9; 338926; 621.042
• Soggetti: Economic policy; Energy policy; Energy and state; Renewable energy resources; Economic growth; Economic Policy; Energy Policy, Economics and Management; Renewable and Green Energy; Economic Growth
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Biographies of the Authors -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Tables.-List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Energy and Environment Relationship -- Chapter 3: Alternative Renewable Energy Production Technologies -- Chapter 4: Regulatory Frameworks for Renewable Energy Sources -- Chapter 5: Financing Renewable Energy Development -- Chapter 6: Market Design for Trading Commoditized Renewable Energy -- Chapter 7: Impact of Renewable Energy Development on Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction -- Chapter 8: Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A -- Appendix B ; -- List of Subjects -- List of Authors.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book analyzes the effects of power generated by renewable energy sources, renewable energy production technologies, energy efficiency, and market regulation of carbon emissions. It elaborates on how these parameters have direct and indirect effects on carbon emission reduction, such as the results of an environmental tax that could directly reduce carbon emissions by decreasing fossil fuel consumption or by stimulating energy savings through technological innovation, as well as how renewable energy sources can affect both economic growth and the environment. In addition to a detailed analysis of the interrelationships between renewable energy consumption, production technology, and market regulation, The Development of Renewable Energy Sources and its Significance for the Environment proposes a model for measuring the effectiveness and results of the interaction between these links. Furthermore, a structure for a marketplace of renewable energy sources is put forward, as well as an outline of the requirements that must be met in order for this market to function. Suitable policy recommendations to enhance the market for renewable energies are also provided.