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International Developments in Policy to Stimulate CCS & Other Low-carbon Power Generation: A Project Developer's Perspective

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Policymakers around the world are stepping up their efforts to stimulate deployment of low carbon technologies, including CCS. Policies include carbon pricing, tax incentives, feed-in-tariffs, tradable green certificates schemes, and may others. What can be learned from experience to date in different countries and the policies which are now being introduced? The seminar will include a review of policy measures in the North America, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere and consider how these might be developed in the future to most effectively meet the challenge of decarbonizing the world's economy.  The seminar will also highlight the size of the challenge facing policymakers by examining two examples of developed economies that have adopted challenging targets (California and the UK) and the implications of this for the scale and timing of policy initiatives.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369
A solar power plant in the Mojave Desert with panels reflecting light up to a central tower, similar to the one the Australian government announced on Oct. 25, 2006.

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Policymakers around the world are stepping up their efforts to stimulate deployment of low carbon technologies, including CCS. Policies include carbon pricing, tax incentives, feed-in-tariffs, tradable green certificates schemes, and may others. What can be learned from experience to date in different countries and the policies which are now being introduced? The seminar will include a review of policy measures in the North America, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere and consider how these might be developed in the future to most effectively meet the challenge of decarbonizing the world's economy.  The seminar will also highlight the size of the challenge facing policymakers by examining two examples of developed economies that have adopted challenging targets (California and the UK) and the implications of this for the scale and timing of policy initiatives.

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