1st Edition

Climate and Clean Energy Policy State Institutions and Economic Implications

By Benjamin H. Deitchman Copyright 2017
144 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

State climate and clean energy policy will play a critical role in the future of the political dialogue and economic development. Policymakers from around the world already recognize the leadership of American states in this domain. Rooted in public policy theory, and employing a mixed-methods approach that includes advanced economic analysis and qualitative research, Benjamin H. Deitchman... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The Role of Federalism and Polycentric Governance of Energy Policy Issues

Chapter 3: Political Dimensions of Energy Policy

Chapter 4: Traditional and Innovative Financing Policies

Chapter 5: Buildings: Codes, Standards, and Incentives

Chapter 6: Regulatory Policies: EERS, RPS, and a Price on Carbon

Chapter 7: Smarter Rates for Electricity

Chapter 8: Promoting Green Jobs and the Green Economy

Chapter 9: International Contrasts, Comparisons, and Partnerships

Chapter 10: Conclusions

Biography

Benjamin Deitchman wrote this book while working as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Policy in the Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He currently works for the Georgia Public Service Commission in Atlanta, Georgia.

'All too often, energy analysts obsess over energy policies and their various permutations.  Deitchman goes much further and looks at the politics and broader socioeconomic forces shaping state energy and climate planning processes and their outcomes.  The result is a novel, rich, and intellectually engaging comparative assessment.'—Benjamin K. Sovacool, Professor of Energy Policy, University of Sussex as well as Professor of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark

'… a useful primer on recent state energy policy developments …'—Barry Rabe, Publius: The Journal of Federalism

'One of the more impressive qualities of the book is the author’s ability to analyze each topic through a diverse set of theoretical perspectives.  This interdisciplinary approach to such a multifaceted and complex topic provides a nice contribution to the public management and environmental federalism literature.' —Sanya Carley and Michelle Graff, The American Review of Public Administration