Countercyclical energy and climate policy for the U.S
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12929279 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gregory F Nemet (0000-0001-7859-4580, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, corresponding author), Arnulf Grübler (0000-0002-6225-7712, Yale University), Daniel M Kammen (0000-0003-2984-7777, University of California, Berkeley) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-12 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-7780 • E-ISSN: 1757-7799 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/wcc.369 |
| OpenAlex | W2140562058 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
Continuation of the U.S.’s historical pattern addressing energy problems only in times of crisis is unlikely to catalyze a transition to an energy system with fewer adverse social impacts. Instead, the U.S. needs to bolster support for energy innovation when the perceived urgency of energy‐related problems appears to be receding. Because of the lags involved in both the energy system and the climate system, decarbonizing the economy will require extraordinary persistence over decades. This need for sustained commitment is in contrast to the last several decades, which have been marked by volatility and cycles of boom and bust. In contrast to the often‐repeated phrase that one should ‘never let a good crisis go to waste,’ the U.S. needs to most actively foster energy innovation when aspects of energy and climate problems appear to be improving. We describe the rationale for a ‘countercyclical’ approach to energy and climate policy, which involves precommitment to a set of policies that go into effect once a set of trigger conditions are met. WIREs Clim Change 2016, 7:5–12. doi: 10.1002/wcc.369 This article is categorized under: The Carbon Economy and Climate Mitigation > Policies, Instruments, Lifestyles, Behavior Policy and Governance > National Climate Change Policy
Boom · Bust · Climate change · Corporate governance · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · Energy (signal processing · Energy policy · Energy system · Microeconomics · Natural resource economics · Precommitment · Public economics · Renewable energy · Volatility (finance · Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Engineering · Finance
Networks of Power
Energy transitions research
Scale and innovation in the energy sector
Perceptions and communication strategies for the many uncertainties relevant for climate policy
Political economy, media, and climate change
Subsidies for New Technologies and Knowledge Spillovers from Learning by Doing
Focusing Events, Mobilization, and Agenda Setting
International trends in public perceptions of climate change over the past quarter century
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |