Impacts on U.S. Energy Expenditures and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions of Increasing Renewable-Energy Use

• Main Author: Toman, Michael (auth)
• Other Authors: Griffin, James (auth), Lempert, Robert J. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: Environmental policy & protocols; Technology: general issues; Political Science; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

How could producing 25 percent of U.S. electricity and motor-vehicle transportation fuels from renewables by the year 2025 affect U.S. consumer energy expenditures and CO2 emissions? This report finds that reaching 25 percent renewables with limited impact on expenditures requires significant progre...