Innovation Modeling Comparison Project (Energy Journal) (Energy Priorities)

What is the relationship between policy change, technological change, and climate change? A special issue of The Energy Journal examines various models for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

by Denis Du Bois
March 30, 2006

The Energy Journal this month is a special issue on atmospheric stabilization, policy, and technological change.

The articles examine how technological change happens, specifically technologies for climate stabilization, and how they might be supported by policy. Each of the in-depth articles is based on the Innovation Modeling Comparison Project, which compares the progress of various modeling approaches and what they mean for the strategic economics of transforming energy systems to stabilize atmospheric CO2.

Technological change is hard to predict -- it is constantly evolving, and history is not an accurate prophet. If necessity is the mother of invention, the gestation period can seem endless, especially for those developing countries at highest risk from climate change and with the least resources for technological advancement. "One wonders whether invention will come in time," writes Adonis Yatchew in his preface to the issue.

The Energy Journal is a publication of the International Association for Energy Economics. Vol. 27, March 2006 (print edition)

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