CPI SAN FRANCISCO

 
Energy, the U.S. Budget, and Climate Change

Energy, the U.S. Budget, and Climate Change

March 28, 2012

This paper puts these programs in the broader context of energy-related activities in the federal budget and provides a starting point for further discussion and analysis of the federal government’s role in energy and climate change. We outline the landscape of federal spending and revenue collection activities that substantially influence energy supply or use in 2010, organized by the type of policy tool or mechanism supported.
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Energy US Budget and Climate Change(588.51kb)

 
The Impacts of Policy on the Financing of Renewable Projects: A Case Study Analysis

The Impacts of Policy on the Financing of Renewable Projects: A Case Study Analysis

Published October 2011

CPI studied six large-scale renewable electricity generation projects in the United States and Europe to evaluate how policy affects project economics, as well as the cost and availability of financing.
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Policy-Impacts-on-Financing-of-Renewables(751.97kb)

 
Codes to Cleaner Buildings: Effectiveness of U.S. Building Energy Codes

Codes to Cleaner Buildings: Effectiveness of U.S. Building Energy Codes

Published September 2011

In this paper, Climate Policy Initiative San Francisco assesses the impact of state energy codes using residential energy use data at the state level. By conducting a regression analysis comparing states with building energy codes to those without, CPI SF measures the realized energy savings of energy codes and compares them to existing estimates based on building simulation models.
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Codes-to-Cleaner-Buildings-Effectiveness-of-US-Building-Energy-Codes(1.18MB)

 
Renewable Energy Financing and Climate Policy Effectiveness

Renewable Energy Financing and Climate Policy Effectiveness

Published July 2011

CPI's Renewable Energy Finance project assesses the impact of policy on the availability and mix of investment in renewable energy.
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Renewable-Energy-Financing-and-Climate-Policy-Effectiveness-Working-Paper(241.68kb)

 
An Assessment of the Impact of Policy on the Financing of Clean Energy: Project Overview

An Assessment of the Impact of Policy on the Financing of Clean Energy: Project Overview

Published May 2011

CPI's assessment of the impact of policy on the financing of clean energy aims to investigate the effectiveness of policy in promoting efficient investment.
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Impact-of-Policy-on-Financing-Clean-Energy(87.24kb)

 
The Role of Government Policy in the Development of Solar Photovoltaic Power: Project Overview

The Role of Government Policy in the Development of Solar Photovoltaic Power: Project Overview

Published May 2011

CPI's focus in this project has been on the effectiveness of policy in helping PV reach its technical potential. In this project overview, we address several of the major questions that policymakers face in their effort to make PV more cost competitive.
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Role-of-Government-in-PV-Power-Development(185.79kb)

 

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