A fractured climate? the political economy of public utility commissions in an age of climate change
Journal Article
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· Electricity Journal
Between 1997 and 2005, states that elected their public utility commissioners had an annual percent change in CO{sub 2} emissions that was nearly three times as much as those states that appoint their PUC commissioners. This suggests that developing institutions which provide decision-makers with political independence through an appointment system might be an important element in lowering environmental externalities and preventing future warming of the Earth. (author)
- OSTI ID:
- 21212909
- Journal Information:
- Electricity Journal, Vol. 22, Issue 6; Other Information: Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved; ISSN 1040-6190
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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