Saturday, August 27, 2011

Can all barriers to implementing energy efficiency policies be overcome by putting a price on carbon?

IEA report identifies several areas which are not addressed by carbon pricing

New analysis published today by the International Energy Agency examines whether energy efficiency policies are redundant once carbon pricing is implemented.

To date, many academics and government officials have argued that putting a price on carbon – most commonly through taxes or emissions trading – is all that is needed to overcome every possible barrier to delivering cost-effective energy efficiency improvements.

See full Press Release.