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来源类型 | Working Papers |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | WP-2016-003 |
Will We Ever Stop Using Fossil Fuels? | |
Thomas Covert; Michael Greenstone; and Christopher R. Knittel | |
发表日期 | 2016-02 |
出版年 | 2016 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | Scientists believe significant climate change is unavoidable without a drastic reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases from the combustion of fossil fuels. However, few countries have implemented comprehensive policies that price this externality or devote serious resources to developing low carbon energy sources. In many respects, the world is betting that we will greatly reduce the use of fossil fuels because we will run out of inexpensive fossil fuels (i.e., decreases in supply) and/or technological advances will lead to the discovery of less expensive low carbon technologies (i.e., decreases in demand). The historical record indicates that the supply of fossil fuels has consistently increased over time and that their relative price advantage over low carbon energy sources has not declined substantially over time. Without robust efforts to correct the market failures around greenhouse gases, relying on supply and/or demand forces to limit greenhouse gas emissions is relying heavily on hope. |
关键词 | Fossil fuels alternative energy renewables climate change fracking |
URL | http://ceepr.mit.edu/publications/working-papers/638 |
来源智库 | Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (United States) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/172791 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Thomas Covert,Michael Greenstone,and Christopher R. Knittel. Will We Ever Stop Using Fossil Fuels?. 2016. |
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