2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Climate protection policy and its analysis are pursued in the context of
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other societal goals, among them the maintenance of economic growth and
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high employment. Too often, however, analysis of energy and climate
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policy does not realistically reflect technological conditions and the
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dynamics of technological change. This tendency unnecessarily associates
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the decline in energy consumption or carbon emissions with the decline
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in national economic output or income. But there is ample prima facie
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evidence to the contrary. Just as in the 19th century when the perceived
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need to reduce labor inputs as part of the production process spurred
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labor-saving technological progress, now the need to reduce energy (and
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pollution) costs could spur innovation and diffusion of efficient and
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clean energy technologies. This, in turn, can increase overall growth in
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economic productivity. Energy technology analysts have identified many
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such existing and near-term commercial technologies, as well as
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innovations that can be foreseen beyond the immediate technological
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horizon, which would become widely used if policies were developed to
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overcome market and institutional barriers. This paper presents a
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macroeconomic analysis for a set of policies that would induce the
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adoption of more efficient and low-carbon technologies, and finds that
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overall employment and economic output could be increased by small
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amounts while significantly reducing carbon emissions. Published by
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Elsevier Science Ltd.'
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affiliation: 'Laitner, S (Corresponding Author), US EPA, Off Atmospher Programs, 401
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M St SW, Washington, DC 20460 USA.
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US EPA, Off Atmospher Programs, Washington, DC 20460 USA.
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Tellus Inst, Boston, MA 02116 USA.
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Amer Council Energy Efficient Econ, Washington, DC 20036 USA.'
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author: Laitner, S and Bernow, S and DeCicco, J
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author_list:
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- family: Laitner
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given: S
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- family: Bernow
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given: S
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- family: DeCicco
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given: J
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/S0301-4215(97)00160-2
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files: []
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issn: 0301-4215
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journal: ENERGY POLICY
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keywords: climate policy; economic impacts; energy/economic modeling
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language: English
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month: APR
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number: '5'
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number-of-cited-references: '25'
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orcid-numbers: DeCicco, John/0000-0003-4923-1398
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pages: 425-432
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papis_id: 155a605e6b4558ee896d4a9498091264
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ref: Laitner1998employmentother
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times-cited: '32'
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title: Employment and other macroeconomic benefits of an innovation-led climate strategy
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for the United States
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000074364700006
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '9'
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volume: '26'
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web-of-science-categories: 'Economics; Energy \& Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental
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Studies'
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year: '1998'
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