| Titre : |
Paying Too Much for Energy? : The True Costs of Our Energy Choices |
| Type de document : |
document électronique |
| Auteurs : |
Michael Greenstone, Auteur ; Adam Looney, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Dædalus, |
| Année de publication : |
Spring 2012 |
| Importance : |
21 p |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Tags : |
Politique énergétique Etats-Unis Croissance économique Coût de l'énergie |
| Résumé : |
Energy consumption is critical to economic growth and quality of life. America’s energy system, however, is malfunctioning. The status quo is characterized by a tilted playing ½eld, where energy choices are based on the visible costs that appear on utility bills and at gas pumps. This system masks the “external” costs arising from those energy choices, including shorter lives, higher health care expenses, a changing climate, and weakened national security. As a result, we pay unnecessarily high costs for energy. New “rules of the road” could level the energy playing ½eld. Drawing from our work for The Hamilton Project, this paper offers four principles for reforming U.S. energy policies in order to increase Americans’ well-being. |
Paying Too Much for Energy? : The True Costs of Our Energy Choices [document électronique] / Michael Greenstone, Auteur ; Adam Looney, Auteur . - USA : Dædalus,, Spring 2012 . - 21 p. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Tags : |
Politique énergétique Etats-Unis Croissance économique Coût de l'énergie |
| Résumé : |
Energy consumption is critical to economic growth and quality of life. America’s energy system, however, is malfunctioning. The status quo is characterized by a tilted playing ½eld, where energy choices are based on the visible costs that appear on utility bills and at gas pumps. This system masks the “external” costs arising from those energy choices, including shorter lives, higher health care expenses, a changing climate, and weakened national security. As a result, we pay unnecessarily high costs for energy. New “rules of the road” could level the energy playing ½eld. Drawing from our work for The Hamilton Project, this paper offers four principles for reforming U.S. energy policies in order to increase Americans’ well-being. |
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