Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Toward a Low-Carbon Future

Part I: Technology

Chapter 2: Renewable Technology

Part II: Renewables, Climate Change and Energy Policy

Chapter 3: Climate Change: Where are we and where are we heading?

Chapter 4: Renewables and Security of Supply, a European Perspective

Chapter 5: Market Failure and the Structure of Externalities

Chapter 6: Renewable Energy, Emissions Trading and Energy Efficiency

Part III: Renewables and Electric Power Markets

Chapter 7: Electricity Wholesale Market Design in a Low Carbon Future

Chapter 8: Electricity and Gas Regulation in a Low Carbon World

Chapter 9: Investment Incentives In Renewable and Non- Renewable Technologies

Chapter 10: Designing a Super Grid

Part IV: National Experiences

Chapter 11: USA

Chapter 12: The European Union

Chapter 13: United Kingdom

Chapter 14: Germany

Chapter 15: Spanish Renewable Strategy. Past Experience, Current Challenges and Future Opportunities

Chapter 16: Conclusion

About the Author

Boaz Moselle is a director and Jorge Padilla a managing director at LECG, an international consulting group focusing on 'economic and financial analyses to provide objective opinions and advice regarding complex disputes and inform legislative, judicial, regulatory, and business decision makers.' Richard Schmalensee is Dean Emeritus and professor of economics and management at MIT's Sloan School of Management, and director of the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research.

Reviews

'A comprehensive and timely review of the international experience in fostering the use of renewable energy sources in the electricity industry.' Blas Pi? rez Henri? quez, University of California, Berkeley 'A comprehensive and timely review of the international experience in fostering the use of renewable energy sources in the electricity industry. Understanding the political, business, and technological drivers behind the clean energy revolution is important as many nations aim to enable low-carbon development paths that will bring economic prosperity to their citizens, while at the same time reducing human impacts on the environment.' Blas Pi? rez Henri? quez, University of California, Berkeley 'This book should be devoured by thoughtful policy makers considering how renewables will fit into decarbonized electric systems. Bringing varied perspectives on this fundamental question, these scholars make a provocative and informative contribution to a topic of critical importance to governments around the world.' Sue Tierney, Managing Principal, Analysis Group, Inc., USA