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Home / Economic Instruments for Long-term Reductions in Energy-based Carbon Emissions / Energy Based Carbon Emissions – Table of Contents

Energy Based Carbon Emissions – Table of Contents

Preface
  • 1. Background
    1. 1.1 Purpose of the Report
    2. 1.2 Ecological Fiscal Reform
  • 2. Context: The New Energy Economy — Canada's Opportunity
    1. 2.1 Global Energy Trends
    2. 2.2 Canada’s Opportunity
  • 3. Context: Maximizing Overall Advantages to Society—Long-term Carbon Emission Reductions within an Integrated Policy Framework
    1. 3.1 Co-benefits: Nine Reasons for an Integrated Policy Framework
    2. 3.2 Why Long-term Carbon Emission Reductions Cannot be an Implied or Secondary Objective
  • 4. Economic Instruments for Long-term Carbon Emission Reductions and Technology Development
    1. 4.1 Economic Instruments and Canada’s Climate Change Plan
    2. 4.2 Macroeconomic Impacts of Fiscal Policy to Promote Long-term Carbon Emission Reductions
    3. 4.3 General Findings: Using Economic Instruments for Long-term Carbon Emission Reductions and Technology Development
    4. 4.4 Application of Targeted Measures
    5. 4.5 Transition Measures
  • 5. A Coordinated, Long-term Carbon Emission Reduction Strategy
    1. 5.1 Staging and Considerations for a Coordinated Technology Transition Strategy
  • 6. Lessons: The Experience with Assessing Fiscal Instruments
    1. 6.1 Data Reliability and Comprehensiveness
    2. 6.2 Sensitivities
    3. 6.3 Technology Paths
    4. 6.4 Examining Mid- to Long-Term Futures: Uncertainties and Unknowns
    5. 6.5 Market Settings
    6. 6.6 Other Issues
  • 7. Summary of Findings
  • 8. Case Study Scope, Boundaries and Methodologies
    1. 8.1 Overview of Case Study Methodologies
  • 9. Specific Findings: Industrial Energy Efficiency
    1. 9.1 Status of Industrial Energy Efficiency
    2. 9.2 Status of Industrial Energy Efficiency to 2030 Assuming Business as Usual
    3. 9.3 Industrial Energy Efficiency Scenarios to 2030 with Government Intervention
    4. 9.4 Macroeconomic Impact: Industrial Energy Efficiency Case Study
    5. 9.5 Policy Implications: Industrial Energy Efficiency
  • 10. Specific Findings: Emerging Renewable Power Technologies
    1. 10.1 Status of the Emerging Renewable Power Sector
    2. 10.2 Status of the Emerging Renewable Power Sector to 2030 Assuming Business as Usual
    3. 10.3 Status of the Emerging Renewable Power Sector to 2030 with Government Intervention
  • 11. Specific Findings: Hydrogen Energy
    1. 11.1 Status of the Hydrogen Energy Sector
    2. 11.2 Status of the Hydrogen Energy Sector to 2030 Assuming Business as Usual
    3. 11.3 Status of the Hydrogen Energy Sector to 2030 Assuming Government Intervention
    4. 11.4 Macroeconomic Impact: Hydrogen Case Study
    5. 11.5 Policy Implications: Hydrogen Energy
  • 12. Macroeconomic Impacts of the Proposed Measures
  • 13. A Supporting Suite of Coordinated Economic Instruments
  • 14. Summary of Recommendations, Part II
    1. Industrial Energy Efficiency
    2. Emerging Renewable Power Technologies
    3. Hydrogen Case Study
  • Appendix A: Executive Summary: Case Study on Energy Efficiency
  • Appendix B: Executive Summary: Case Study on Renewable Grid-Power Electricity
  • Appendix C: Executive Summary: Case Study on Hydrogen Technologies
  • Appendix D: Selected Reading
  • Appendix E: Program Participants
  • Appendix F: Endnotes
  • Ecological Fiscal Reform and Energy Task Force Members
    • Cover