Publications by Jonas Monast
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Primer on GHG Regulation of Stationary Sources under the Clean Air Act: Interaction of Tailoring Rule and Proposed NSPS
May 2012 - by Jonas Monast and Jeremy M. Tarr
On March 27, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a performance standard to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new fossil-fuel-fired power plants. This primer begins with a background summary of Clean Air Act regulations that control GHG emissions. Subsequent sections discuss the regulation of large stationary sources, such as power plants, refineries, and industrial facilities. Finally, this primer explains the interaction of the proposed new source performance standard (NSPS) with other regulations controlling GHG emissions from large stationary sources.
Considering Shale Gas Extraction in North Carolina: Lessons from Other States
November 2011 - by Sarah Plikunas, Brooks Rainey Pearson, Jonas Monast, Avner Vengosh and Rob Jackson
Because North Carolina has no active oil and gas production and no existing regulatory framework for this industry, it has a unique opportunity to build a program from the ground up. This paper looks at the environmental and health concerns surrounding hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas trapped below the ground, and shares regulatory approaches other states are taking to reduce these risks. Further, it focuses on several measures North Carolina lawmakers should understand when considering whether, and under what conditions, to allow shale gas extraction in the state.
A Cooperative Federalism Framework for CCS Regulation
September 2011 - by Jonas J. Monast, Brooks Rainey Pearson, and Lincoln F. Pratson
Coal is the dominant energy resource used for power generation across the globe, and projections suggest this will remain the case for years to come. While coal is an abundant, low-cost domestic energy resource, it is also the most carbon-intensive of all of the fossil fuels. The amount of existing coal-fired infrastructure, the ongoing importance of coal to the nation’s economy, the political support for the coal industry in the U.S. Congress, and the nation’s need for stable, affordable base load power generation all suggest the ability to capture carbon emissions and store them in underground geologic formations—a process commonly referred to as carbon, capture, and storage, or CCS—will likely be an important option for mitigating climate change.
The United States, China, and the Competition for Clean Energy
July 2011 - by Brian Murray, Jonas Monast, Chi-Jen Yang, and Justine Chow
The United States is now grappling with the challenge of meeting its long-term energy needs in a secure, affordable, reliable, safe, and environmentally sustainable way. In United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations in December 2010, the United States and other countries committed to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) by 2020 and fund mitigation and adaptation activities in developing countries. China, now the world’s largest emitter, has agreed to cut its GHG emissions significantly, reflecting its recent commitment to scientifically balanced development and the development and deployment of renewable and other clean energy sources. Since mid-decade, China has gone from being a relatively small player in clean energy to the world’s largest investor. This policy brief poses a number of questions aimed at identifying how best the U.S. should advance its interests with regard to the development and deployment of clean energy technologies, both in absolute terms and relative to China and other major economies.
Primer on GHG Regulation under the Clean Air Act: NSPS Rulemaking Process
March 2011 - by Brooks Rainey Pearson and Jonas Monast
Primer on GHG Regulation under the Clean Air Act: PSD, Title V, and NSPS
February 2011 - by Brooks Rainey Pearson and Jonas Monast
Nicholas Institute Primer on GHG Regulation under the Clean Air Act: PSD, Title V, and NSPS
Financial Market Reform and the Implications for Carbon Trading
January 2011 - by Joshua Schneck and Jonas Monast
Concerns about regulating carbon markets became an increasingly integral part of the climate policy debate in the aftermath of recent episodes of market abuse and failure. In the absence of an existing comprehensive system of market oversight for carbon trading, policymakers drafting market-based climate legislation started including a range of market oversight provisions to help ensure that a new market, potentially valued in the hundreds of billions of dollars a year, would function properly.
Avoiding the Glorious Mess: A Sensible Approach to Climate Change and the Clean Air Act
October 2010 - by Jonas Monast, Tim Profeta, and David Cooley
In March 2010, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University, the Duke University School of Law, and the Center for Law, the Environment, Adaptation, and Resources (CLEAR) at the University of North Carolina School of Law convened many of the nation’s legal experts on the Clean Air Act for an event in Durham, North Carolina, to examine the options for regulating GHGs under the Act. This report builds upon some of the ideas discussed at that meeting and described in recent publications, with the goal of identifying a viable approach to GHG regulation through the current Clean Air Act in the event that Congress does not act on comprehensive climate legislation.
Climate Change and Financial Markets: Regulating the Trade Side of Cap and Trade
January 2010 - by Jonas Monast
Memo on H.R. 2454: Market Oversight
August 2009 - by Jonas Monast
Nicholas Institute Discussion Memo on H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Residential Energy Efficiency and the American Clean Energy and Security Act HR 2454
July 2009 - by David Hoppock and Jonas Monast
Allowing States to Retire Allowances without Affecting National Allowance Prices: A Straw Proposal
March 2009 - by Nicholas Bianco, Jonas Monast, Tim Profeta and Franz Litz
U.S. Carbon Market Design: Regulating Emission Allowances as Financial Instruments
February 2009 - by Jonas Monast, Jon Anda and Tim Profeta
From Carbon Capture to Storage: Designing an Effective Regulatory Structure for CO2 Pipelines
December 2008 - by Jonas Monast
Transforming Utility and Ratepayer Support for Electrical Energy Efficiency Nationwide
November 2008 - by David Hoppock, Jonas Monast, and Eric Williams
This paper is one in a series by the CCPP at Duke University to explore the barriers facing large‐scale, low‐carbon electricity generation and increased efficiency in the near‐term – primarily the next ten to fifteen years. Policy drivers may be necessary to provide the right price signal to develop low‐carbon emission technologies, but a price signal alone may not be enough to enable broad‐scale deployment.1 Significant technical, legal, infrastructural, and social barriers prevent the implementation of the necessary technologies and efficiency improvements. The series provides an overview of the barriers and outlines general policy options for lawmakers who wish to speed the development and/or wide‐scale deployment of low-carbon energy technologies. It will include papers focusing on specific energy generation technologies, including renewable energy and energy storage, and energy efficiency, a cost effective near‐term option for displacing carbon‐intensive energy generation.
Wind Power: Barriers and Policy Solutions
November 2008 - by Chi-Jen Yang, Eric Williams and Jonas Monast
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