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Opportunities for Economic and Community Development in Energy and Climate ChangeBowdoin College, Brunswick, ME Climate change is an economic development issue, not just an environmental issue. Private businesses have begun to invest heavily in low-carbon technologies, but market imperfections, including uncertainties about new technologies, mean that public dollars will also be required. Billions of public dollars will be available from auctions of emissions allowances for research and development, deploying low-carbon energy technologies, changes in public infrastructure, and adaptation. A distributed approach, with state, local, and federal economic and community development agencies playing important roles, could ensure wiser investments of public resources.
Key Words: climate change energy low-carbon technology cap-and-trade sustainability
Economic Development Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 2,
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