Financing renewable energy infrastructure: Formulation, pricing and impact of a carbon revenue bond

Energy Policy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 691-703

  Tang, Amy ^a   Chiara, Nicola ^b   Taylor, John E ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b MCKINSEY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental credits; Renewable energy financing; Revenue bond

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; AUSTRALIA; CARBON MARKETS; CONVENTIONAL GENERATION; CREDIT MARKETS; ENVIRONMENTAL CREDITS; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; INITIAL COSTS; NEW JERSEY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; REVENUE BONDS;

CARBON; COSTS; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; RANDOM PROCESSES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

COMMERCE;

CARBON; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; FINANCE; FUTURE PROSPECT; PRICE DETERMINATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STOCHASTICITY;

AUSTRALIA; EUROPE; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859752472     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.03.022     Document Type: Article

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