News and commentary about energy and energy policy in the Volunteer State
Friday, August 15, 2008
CANBERRA, Australia: The government should give Australia's coal-burning electricity companies more financial incentives to invest in technology to capture and bury the greenhouse gas they produce, a parliamentary report said Friday. More...
It is estimated that a third of all resources are allocated outside of markets, via the public sector. The remaining two thirds of resources are allocated in markets that are regulated by the public sector. Small changes in policy can have a dramatic impact on the direction and flow of resources in a particular sector of the economy and thereby on the well-being of society. Good information and analysis facilitates good debate and, in the end, good policy.
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