From "Green Growth" to Sound Policies: An Overview

Joint Program Reprint • Journal Article
From "Green Growth" to Sound Policies: An Overview
Schmalensee, R. (2012)
Energy Economics, 34: S2-S6

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Abstract/Summary:

“Green growth” is an attractive slogan with a variety of possible meanings. This essay critically examines several potential meanings of this slogan and provides a brief overview of some of the main implications of the other papers in this special issue. Taken together, these papers argue for the importance of careful analysis of energy/environmental policies, particularly ambitious ones claiming to offer huge benefits with little or no cost.

© 2012 Elsevier B.V.

Citation:

Schmalensee, R. (2012): From "Green Growth" to Sound Policies: An Overview. Energy Economics, 34: S2-S6 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2012.08.041)
  • Joint Program Reprint
  • Journal Article
From "Green Growth" to Sound Policies: An Overview

Schmalensee, R.

Energy Economics
2012-34
34: S2-S6

Abstract/Summary: 

“Green growth” is an attractive slogan with a variety of possible meanings. This essay critically examines several potential meanings of this slogan and provides a brief overview of some of the main implications of the other papers in this special issue. Taken together, these papers argue for the importance of careful analysis of energy/environmental policies, particularly ambitious ones claiming to offer huge benefits with little or no cost.

© 2012 Elsevier B.V.

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