It’s through the Nicholas Institute's adaptability—and through the premium placed on collaboration—that we are finding opportunities to break down barriers to environmental progress. In this year’s annual report, we describe projects that bring together teams that draw on whatever expertise best illuminates the problem and its potential solutions.
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A new paper uses the Nicholas Institute’s Dynamic Integrated Economy/Energy/Emissions Model to evaluate Clean Power Plan impacts on the U.S. generation mix, emissions, and industry costs. It indicates that industry trends are likely to make Clean Power Plan compliance relatively inexpensive, with cost increases of 0.1% to 1.0%.
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Co-sponsored by the Nicholas Institute, the 2017 Winter Forum, Power to the People: Tackling Energy Inequality through Clean Energy Solutions, will be held January 8-10, 2017. At the event, students will compete to develop the best solutions for unequal energy access at home and abroad using case analysis and storytelling skills.
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A new Nicholas Institute paper reviews the drivers and co-benefits of expanded light detection and radar (LiDAR) data investment and presents a case study of forest carbon markets in California to illuminate how this investment compares to investment in the acquisition of field sampling and other data.
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In the Journal of Environmental Management researchers report that transportation of waste associated with the development of unconventional oil and gas in Pennsylvania increases the cost of road repairs there and in surrounding states. Between July 2010 and December 2013, the estimated cost to repair roads damaged by trucks ranged from $3 million to $18 million.
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Assuming the Clean Power Plan survives judicial review, utilities and other power producers are likely to be in different positions--some will benefit from the rule and others will face costs to comply. A new Nicholas Institute policy brief explores the distributional impacts of choosing rate- and mass-based approaches to comply with the rule.
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New modeling analysis evaluates electricity industry trends and Clean Power Plan impacts on the U.S. generation mix, emissions, and industry costs. It suggests that industry trends are likely to make Clean Power Plan compliance relatively inexpensive; cost increases are likely to be on the order of 0.1% to 1.0%.
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Better management of Pacific tuna fisheries could allow countries to gain as much as $344 million in extra revenue per year, according to a new World Bank report co-authored by the Nicholas Institute's John Virdin. In an interview with ABC Pacific Beat, Virdin says it's important for the region to build on the hard work that's already been done to reform fisheries.
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