14.43J/15.031J Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies (Spring 2012, MIT OCW): Lecture 06

14.43J - Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies

14.43J/15.031J Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies (Spring 2012, MIT OCW). Instructor: Professor Richard Schmalensee. This course examines the choices and constraints regarding sources and uses of energy by households, firms, and governments through a number of frameworks to describe and explain behavior at various levels of aggregation. Examples include a wide range of countries, scope, settings, and analytical approaches. (from ocw.mit.edu)

Lecture 06 - Climate Science and Policy

This lecture presents the issues of time-scales and uncertainties as barriers to climate change. Three views on discounting are discussed as well as strategies for reducing global costs, adapting to new technologies, and reducing CO₂ emissions.

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Lecture 01 - This Course and The U.S. Energy System

Lecture 02 - Comparative Energy Systems

Lecture 03 - U.S. Energy Problems

Lecture 04 - The Market and The State

Lecture 05 - Path Dependence in Energy Systems

Lecture 06 - Climate Science and Policy

Lecture 07

Lecture 08 - Economics of Energy Demand

Lecture 09 - Energy Use by Individuals and Households

Lecture 10 - Normative Frameworks for Business Decisions

Lecture 11 - Business Decisions in Reality: CHP at Hexion