The document discusses pathways to decarbonization through energy technologies and innovation. It makes three key points:
1. Technological change in energy is influenced by market failures like environmental externalities and credit constraints, requiring policy guidance. Policies can accelerate innovation by addressing these failures.
2. Adoption of new technologies is a social process influenced by information sharing and social interactions, which campaigns can leverage. Understanding local adoption drivers is crucial for equitable infrastructure planning.
3. Path dependencies form as technologies diffuse due to learning effects and spillovers. Infrastructure investments made today will influence future costs, so understanding innovation processes is important for long-term decarbonization.
Keynote speech at the Global Parternship Workshop: Research in Sustainable Community Development. 13-14 April University of Pittsburgh, USA. (powerpoint presentation)
Keynote speech at the Global Parternship Workshop: Research in Sustainable Community Development. 13-14 April University of Pittsburgh, USA. (powerpoint presentation)
The role of the regulator in the transformation of the electricity sectorSustainableEnergyAut
Commissioner Aoife MacEvilly, Commission for Regulation of Utilities presents on the role of the regulator in the transformation of the electricity sector (Presentation delivered at the inaugural National Energy Research and Policy Conference in Dublin, Nov 2019)
De-risking Renewable Energy InvestmentsLászló Árvai
With increasing costs of installation in traditional fossil fuels, Renewable Energy resources are becoming more and more competitive and a new era is emerging on the global energy market.
As factories and transport networks have shut down in response to COVID-19, air pollution has dropped around the world. But this crisis has also shown the long tail of air pollution-related health risks, as respiratory illnesses have made thousands more vulnerable to complications from the disease. Without setting ourselves on a new trajectory, we risk coming back to a world of even dirtier air and populations even more vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution. WRI Ross Center brings together a panel of experts to lay the way forward.
Sama Bilbao y Leon, Head of Division of Nuclear Technology Development and Ec...OECD Environment
This OECD Global Forum on Environment dedicated on "Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability" took place on the 5th and 6th March 2020. Over two days, participants discussed the gender – environmental sustainability nexus, identifying and proposing ways to capitalise on synergies between environmental policies and economic and social goals, such as achieving gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
The Global Forum covered the following issues:
• Integrating gender into environmental policies: Data and evidence challenges;
• Differentiated environmental impacts on women’s and men’s health and well-being;
• Sustainable and gender-inclusive urbanisation, settlements and transport infrastructure;
• Gender-specific consumption patterns, behavioural insights, and circular economy;
• Biodiversity, agriculture, fisheries: changing economic opportunities for women and men;
• Greening energy and ensuring a just transition for men and women;
• Environmental justice and empowering women and youth.
More information on the Global Forum on Environment focusing on gender can be found here: http://www.oecd.org/env/global-forum-on-environment-mainstreaming-gender-and-empowering-women-for-environmental-sustainability.htm
More information on the OECD Environment Directorate’s work on gender, inclusiveness and the SDGs can be found here: http://www.oecd.org/environment/gender-inclusiveness-and-sdg.htm
This OECD Global Forum on Environment dedicated on "Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability" took place on the 5th and 6th March 2020. Over two days, participants discussed the gender – environmental sustainability nexus, identifying and proposing ways to capitalise on synergies between environmental policies and economic and social goals, such as achieving gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
The Global Forum covered the following issues:
• Integrating gender into environmental policies: Data and evidence challenges;
• Differentiated environmental impacts on women’s and men’s health and well-being;
• Sustainable and gender-inclusive urbanisation, settlements and transport infrastructure;
• Gender-specific consumption patterns, behavioural insights, and circular economy;
• Biodiversity, agriculture, fisheries: changing economic opportunities for women and men;
• Greening energy and ensuring a just transition for men and women;
• Environmental justice and empowering women and youth.
More information on the Global Forum on Environment focusing on gender can be found here: http://www.oecd.org/env/global-forum-on-environment-mainstreaming-gender-and-empowering-women-for-environmental-sustainability.htm
More information on the OECD Environment Directorate’s work on gender, inclusiveness and the SDGs can be found here: http://www.oecd.org/environment/gender-inclusiveness-and-sdg.htm
DER Forecasting for Electric Distribution System PlanningCory Welch
Presentation given to researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on forecasting Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) for electric distribution system planning.
The role of the regulator in the transformation of the electricity sectorSustainableEnergyAut
Commissioner Aoife MacEvilly, Commission for Regulation of Utilities presents on the role of the regulator in the transformation of the electricity sector (Presentation delivered at the inaugural National Energy Research and Policy Conference in Dublin, Nov 2019)
De-risking Renewable Energy InvestmentsLászló Árvai
With increasing costs of installation in traditional fossil fuels, Renewable Energy resources are becoming more and more competitive and a new era is emerging on the global energy market.
As factories and transport networks have shut down in response to COVID-19, air pollution has dropped around the world. But this crisis has also shown the long tail of air pollution-related health risks, as respiratory illnesses have made thousands more vulnerable to complications from the disease. Without setting ourselves on a new trajectory, we risk coming back to a world of even dirtier air and populations even more vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution. WRI Ross Center brings together a panel of experts to lay the way forward.
Sama Bilbao y Leon, Head of Division of Nuclear Technology Development and Ec...OECD Environment
This OECD Global Forum on Environment dedicated on "Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability" took place on the 5th and 6th March 2020. Over two days, participants discussed the gender – environmental sustainability nexus, identifying and proposing ways to capitalise on synergies between environmental policies and economic and social goals, such as achieving gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
The Global Forum covered the following issues:
• Integrating gender into environmental policies: Data and evidence challenges;
• Differentiated environmental impacts on women’s and men’s health and well-being;
• Sustainable and gender-inclusive urbanisation, settlements and transport infrastructure;
• Gender-specific consumption patterns, behavioural insights, and circular economy;
• Biodiversity, agriculture, fisheries: changing economic opportunities for women and men;
• Greening energy and ensuring a just transition for men and women;
• Environmental justice and empowering women and youth.
More information on the Global Forum on Environment focusing on gender can be found here: http://www.oecd.org/env/global-forum-on-environment-mainstreaming-gender-and-empowering-women-for-environmental-sustainability.htm
More information on the OECD Environment Directorate’s work on gender, inclusiveness and the SDGs can be found here: http://www.oecd.org/environment/gender-inclusiveness-and-sdg.htm
This OECD Global Forum on Environment dedicated on "Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability" took place on the 5th and 6th March 2020. Over two days, participants discussed the gender – environmental sustainability nexus, identifying and proposing ways to capitalise on synergies between environmental policies and economic and social goals, such as achieving gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
The Global Forum covered the following issues:
• Integrating gender into environmental policies: Data and evidence challenges;
• Differentiated environmental impacts on women’s and men’s health and well-being;
• Sustainable and gender-inclusive urbanisation, settlements and transport infrastructure;
• Gender-specific consumption patterns, behavioural insights, and circular economy;
• Biodiversity, agriculture, fisheries: changing economic opportunities for women and men;
• Greening energy and ensuring a just transition for men and women;
• Environmental justice and empowering women and youth.
More information on the Global Forum on Environment focusing on gender can be found here: http://www.oecd.org/env/global-forum-on-environment-mainstreaming-gender-and-empowering-women-for-environmental-sustainability.htm
More information on the OECD Environment Directorate’s work on gender, inclusiveness and the SDGs can be found here: http://www.oecd.org/environment/gender-inclusiveness-and-sdg.htm
DER Forecasting for Electric Distribution System PlanningCory Welch
Presentation given to researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on forecasting Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) for electric distribution system planning.
This presentation was given to the staff of the NYSERDA NYC office as a primer to market transformation principles and specifically to NYSERDA\'s application of those principles through the Clean Energy Continuum.
Enabling the twin transition to a sustainable and digital economy Soren Gigler
DIGITAL for CLIMATE ACTION:
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Presented by Iddo Dror at the SEARCA Forum-workshop on Platforms, Rural Advisory Services, and Knowledge Management: Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development, Los Banos, 17-19 May 2016
UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) Research Director Professor Jim Watson talks about "The Need for Green Technologies" at the Green Technologies: Drivers, Barriers and Gatekeepers ASSAf / Dept of Science and Technology Symposium, 10 September 2013.
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
What is the point of small housing associations.pptxPaul Smith
Given the small scale of housing associations and their relative high cost per home what is the point of them and how do we justify their continued existance
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Many ways to support street children.pptxSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
A process server is a authorized person for delivering legal documents, such as summons, complaints, subpoenas, and other court papers, to peoples involved in legal proceedings.
PPT Item # 9 - 2024 Street Maintenance Program(SMP) Amendment
Pathways to Decarbonization & Digital Innovation in Energy: Role of Energy Technologies and Innovation
1. Pathways to Decarbonization in Energy:
Role of Energy Technologies and Innovation
#Infra4Dev Conference: Decarbonizing Infrastructure
Prof. Kenneth Gillingham
November 18, 2020
2. The world is in the midst of a dramatic
transition
There are big questions for energy policy in the context of
climate change
• What influences the overall path of technological change?
• What influences the adoption process of new technologies?
Technological change
is a tricky processSource: Frank
3. Market failures motivate policy to guide the
transition
Key market failures that influence investment in
infrastructure:
• Environmental – climate change, local air pollution
• Innovation – R&D spillovers, learning-by-doing
• Credit constraints – can prevent profitable clean investments
• Network externalities – coordination needed for many new technologiesWhich came first:
the chicken or the egg?
Source: National Academies
“Power of Change” (2016)
4. What do we know about innovation?
My review article with Grubb et al. (2020)
• Reviews over 200 papers leading to three main conclusions:
1. Demand-pull forces enhance patenting
2. Technology costs decline with cumulative investment – learning-by-doing
3. Overall innovation is cumulative, multifaceted and self-reinforcing
Low carbon patents
Source: OECD
5. How path dependency comes about: spillovers
Spillovers play a key role in path dependency
• Bollinger et al. (2019) on learning-by-doing in solar photovoltaics
• Data on all solar installations in California during a period of price declines
• Clear empirical evidence of learning-by-doing and spillovers to other firms
• Spillovers may also influence costs of infrastructure in developing countries
6. How does adoption of new technologies
occur?
Information and social interactions play a key role
• Gillingham and Bollinger (2020) - social learning influences adoption and
can be leveraged by interventions
• Field experiments on grassroots solar campaigns show massive treatment
effect
• Similar campaigns are currently being run in India for residential solar
• Adoption of technology is crucial for planning infrastructure investment
7. Equity in diffusion of new technologies
Different groups respond to different stimuli
• In developed countries, rooftop solar is primarily installed by upper income
• Messaging differently in the campaigns can help reach lower income
communities
• This emphasizes the importance of understanding local conditions
• But shows that success is possible in a diverse array of communities – with
appropriate financing During campaign Post campaign
Bollinger et al. (PNAS 2020)
“Field Experimental Evidence Shows
That Self-interest Attracts more Sunlight”
8. Concluding thoughts
Technology change in energy is happening quickly
• Policies can speed up the pace of innovation by addressing market failures
• This will require much new infrastructure – and with path dependencies in
technology change, the infrastructure we put in today matters
The process of adoption of new technologies is a social
one
• Such social interactions can be leveraged to acceleration adoption
• This applies in both the developed and developing world
• Equity can be accommodated through on-the-ground understanding of
what makes people respond in adoption decisions (as long as affordability
is met)
• This can influence the path of private provision of infrastructure
9. Thank you!
Kenneth Gillingham
• Associate Professor of Economics
• Yale School of the Environment, School of Management, Department of Economics
• kenneth.gillingham@yale.edu
Kroon Hall, Yale School of the
