[PDF] Energy Tax Incentives Driving The Green Job Economy eBook

Author : United States Congress
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 46,1 MB
Release : 2017-10-08
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ISBN : 9781978078970

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Energy tax incentives driving the green job economy: hearing before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, April 14, 2010.

Author : Richard L. Itteilag
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 38,62 MB
Release : 2012-08-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1477217401

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Electricity capacity in the Unitrd Global Warming States (U. S.) Is severely constrained. And that constraint is exacerbated by global warming concerns. In order to alleviate that constraint, new, high effi ciency technology must be utilized primarily in commercial and industrial applications. These technologies would replace a 'cap and trade' tax policy that would be an onerous taxingn action to reduce the global warming problem. Ultimately, innovation would free-up additional electric capacity.

Author : Vesela Veleva
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 17,17 MB
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1351868608

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This book blends theory and practice to support courses in corporate social responsibility (CSR), business and society, and environmental management and sustainability. Based on her extensive work with companies, the author offers engaging readings and teaching cases that address key challenges for business today - measurement, supply chain management, public policy, and stakeholder pressures. Part I focuses on the macro-level and provides an overview of concepts such as the green economy, eco-industrial parks, corporate social responsibility (corporate citizenship), nanotechnology, and sustainable consumption. Part II provides specific frameworks and tools for sustainability management and measurement at the company level. Part III includes detailed teaching cases of several well-known firms. The main theme is that business is a key player in achieving a more sustainable development, yet its practices are often narrow in focus or shortsighted. The text provokes discussions around issues such as: Is business sustainability possible in a market economy focused on increasing consumption? Should a product or service be called "green" when it puts at risk the health and safety of workers? What can U.S. policymakers learn from their European counterparts when it comes to protecting human health and the environment? How can we ensure that the benefits of nanotechnology exceed its risks? How can sustainability indicators be used as a tool to advance sustainability by companies and policymakers? The book provides a flexible, up-to-date supplementary teaching tool for undergraduate and graduate students, executive education courses, and certificate programs. Intended Audience: Primarily undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in environmental management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, or business and society; as a supplementary text in professional education and certificate programs in environmental management, corporate citizenship, sustainability, and CSR.

Author : James M. Poterba
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 13,62 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262161671

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Part of a series that presents recent research on the effects of taxation on economic performance and analyses of the effects of potential tax reforms, this volume includes: an evaluation of Medicaid in the 1980s; medical savings accounts; and implications of a broad-based consumption tax.

Author : Chinese Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 14,64 MB
Release : 2011-01-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309160006

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The United States and China are the world's top two energy consumers and, as of 2010, the two largest economies. Consequently, they have a decisive role to play in the world's clean energy future. Both countries are also motivated by related goals, namely diversified energy portfolios, job creation, energy security, and pollution reduction, making renewable energy development an important strategy with wide-ranging implications. Given the size of their energy markets, any substantial progress the two countries make in advancing use of renewable energy will provide global benefits, in terms of enhanced technological understanding, reduced costs through expanded deployment, and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to conventional generation from fossil fuels. Within this context, the U.S. National Academies, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), reviewed renewable energy development and deployment in the two countries, to highlight prospects for collaboration across the research to deployment chain and to suggest strategies which would promote more rapid and economical attainment of renewable energy goals. Main findings and concerning renewable resource assessments, technology development, environmental impacts, market infrastructure, among others, are presented. Specific recommendations have been limited to those judged to be most likely to accelerate the pace of deployment, increase cost-competitiveness, or shape the future market for renewable energy. The recommendations presented here are also pragmatic and achievable.