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Environmental & Energy Policy

Explore the interdependence of environment and energy, conflicts and principles of environmental policy, costs and benefits, regulation, risk assessment, economic growth, and more. Delve into energy policy considerations, climate change, and the future of environmental and energy policy.

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Environmental & Energy Policy

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  1. Environmental & Energy Policy

  2. Introduction • Pollution • Interdependence of Environment and Energy

  3. Politics of Environmental Policy: Conflicts and Principles • Costs and Benefits • Short-term vs. long-term benefit • Externalities • Regulation • Risk Assessment • Economic Growth • Compromise • Enforcement

  4. Energy Policy Considerations • Energy Demands • Supply vs. Demand • “Green” energy vs. cheap/reliable energy

  5. Climate Change • What’s the deal? • What do we know? • The politics of global warming • Public opinion • Global politics vs. national interests • Policy options • Carbon cap and trade, carbon tax, EPA regulation, geo-engineering, nothing…

  6. It’s getting hot in here

  7. Politics of climate in chart form

  8. Future of Environment and Energy Policy • Climate? • “Green New Deal”? • Fossil vs. Renewable? • Regulation? • The Future?

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