Infrastructure Investments under Uncertainty with the Possibility of Retrofit : Theory and Simulations

Infrastructure Investments under Uncertainty with the Possibility of Retrofit : Theory and Simulations

Investments in large, long-lived, energy-intensive infrastructure investments using fossil fuels increase longer-term energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, unless the plant is shut down early or undergoes costly retrofit later. These investments...

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Main Authors: Strand, Jon, Miller, Sebastian, Siddiqui, Sauleh
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ABATEMENT POLICIES
APPROACH
ATMOSPHERE
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
CAPITAL COST
CARBON CAPTURE
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
CARBON EMISSIONS
CARBON TAXES
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE POLICY
CO2
CONSUMPTION OF FOSSIL
COST OF CARBON
COST-BENEFIT
DEMAND ELASTICITY
DEMAND FOR ENERGY
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEW
DISCOUNT RATE
DISCOUNT RATES
DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
EMISSION
EMISSION ABATEMENT
EMISSIONS CONTROL
EMISSIONS INTENSITY
EMISSIONS PRICES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY COST SAVINGS
ENERGY COSTS
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY ECONOMICS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EXPENDITURES
ENERGY INTENSIVE
ENERGY POLICIES
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY PRICE
ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY REQUIREMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLY
ENERGY TAXES
ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY USE
ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FOSSIL
FOSSIL ENERGY
FOSSIL ENERGY USE
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL COSTS
FUTURE PRICES
GHG
GHGS
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
GREENHOUSE GASES
HIGH ENERGY INTENSITY
HIGHER ENERGY CONSUMPTION
INCOME
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
LOW-CARBON
LOWER COSTS
LOWER PRICE
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL UTILITY
MARKET FAILURE
POLICY MAKERS
PP
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
PRICE INCREASE
REDUCTION IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RESOURCE ECONOMICS
RETROFIT OPTION
RETROFITTING
RISK AVERSION
SCENARIOS
STOCHASTIC PROCESS
SUBSTITUTION
SUPPLY COSTS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TOTAL COSTS
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
ZERO EMISSIONS
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