Energy And Environment Regulation (Studies In Regulation)

The central theme of this book is the relationship between the regulation of energy production and environmental regulation. The book explores four themes: Assessing Regulatory Impacts; Energy Pricing; Public Policy towards New Investment and Multi-Regulation, and includes contributions from leading analysts in the fields of economics, law, politics, business and technology policy. Contents: List of Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Preface and Acknowledgements - PART 1: INTRODUCTION - The Context for Energy and Environmental Regulation; N.Woodward - PART 2: ASSESSING REGULATORY IMPACTS - Analysis of the Effects of Environmental Regulation: a Case Study on Countermeasures against Sulphur Dioxide in Japan; A.Kuroki - Setting the Objectives for Environmental Regulation; N.Eyre - A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Slowing Climate Change; D.Maddison - Environmental Accounting and Energy Regulation; R.Burritt - Discussion; B.Boardman - PART 3: ENERGY PRICING - Energy Pricing: Trade in Energy and Its Impact on the Environment; N.Hartley - Regulatory Policies and Energy Prices; G.Yarrow - Economic Evaluation of Different Generating Systems, Environmental Cost and Carbon Tax Simulations; K.Fujime - Discussion; M.Parker - PART 4: PUBLIC POLICY TOWARDS NEW INVESTMENT - Regulatory Interventions for Promoting Investments in Environmentally Benign Energy Technologies; K.Yamaji - Environmental Regulation, Investment and Technical Change; J.Skea - Environmental Protection through Energy Conservation: a 'Free Lunch' at Last?; L.Ruff - Discussion; N.Woodward PART 5: PROBLEMS OF MULTI-REGULATION - Multi-Regulation of Energy and the Environment: The Case of Germany; W.Pfaffenberger - Problems of Multi-Regulation: the Potential Impact of European Rules and Regulations on the Organization of National Energy Sectors; L.Hancher - International Law and Energy Regulation: the Climate Change Convention; P.Sands - Electricity Industry Regulation and Environmental Issues: the View from OFFER; P.Carter - Discussion; G.Yarrow - Index