Climate Change Policy Uncertainty and the Electricity Industry: Implications and Unintended Consequences

In August 2006, Insight Investment published a report "Climate Change Policy Uncertainty and the Electricity Industry: Implications and Unintended Consequences" that analyses the implications of uncertainties in climate change policy for the electricity industry, concluding that these uncertainties mean that electricity companies are delaying investments in new plant and are keeping old plant running for longer. The consequence is that greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation are likely to remain higher than for longer than would otherwise be the case. The report recommends that policy-makers clearly communicate that emissions trading is an integral part of the policy framework for responding to climate change and establish clear national and international greenhouse gas emission targets for 2020.
See further: www.insightinvestment.com/Press/press_releases/2006/pr_investor_responsibility_insights_sept_2006.asp

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