EGEE 401
Energy in a Changing World

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Unit 5: Environmental Solutions: Technical and Legislative Approaches – Lesson 11: Legislative and Policy Approaches

About Lesson 11

In this lesson, we will consider three types of policy tools for addressing environmental issues: cap and trade, renewable energy standards, and "other enabling policies," including net metering, financing and financial incentives.

What will we learn in Lesson 11?

With the successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

  • form and defend a personal opinion on energy/climate legislative issues such as cap and trade, renewable energy standards, and energy credits;
  • research federal and state energy incentives and describe their eligibility criteria;
  • think in terms of policy that balances economic, security and environmental concerns.

What is due for Lesson 11?

The table below provides an overview of the requirements for Lesson 11. For details regarding the assignment, refer to the page(s) noted in the table.

Please refer to the Calendar in Canvas for specific time frames and due dates.

Lesson 11 Requirements
REQUIREMENT LOCATION SUBMITTED FOR GRADING?
Reading: (Cap and Trade):
  • "Cap and Trade: Essentials," Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Cap and Trade Curbed Acid Rain: 7 Reasons Why It Can Do The Same For Climate Change" (Forbes magazine)
  • From Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), "Welcome" and "Program Overview"

Page 2

No

View: (Cap and Trade):

  • "Cap and Trade Explained in Under Four Minutes," Treehugger
Page 2 No
Reading: (Carbon Tax or Fee):
  • "What's a Carbon Tax?", Carbon Tax Center
  • "Citizens' Climate Lobby" (portions as designated)
  • The Republican Carbon Tax Is Republican, Say Republicans
Page 3 No
Reading: (Renewable Portfolio Standards):
  • "PA AEPS" (portions as designated)
Page 4 No
Reading: (Other Enabling Policies):
  •     "DSIRE" (portions as designated)
Page 5 No
Lesson 11 Activity: Complete Lesson 11 Activity. (It's in Canvas, in the Unit 5 module.) Page 6 Yes
Unit 5 Discussion Forum: "Envisioning a Sustainable World" (It's in Canvas, in the Unit 5 module.) Page 7 Yes

Questions about EGEE 401?

If you have any questions, please post them to our Questions about EGEE 401? Discussion in Canvas. Use this Discussion for general questions about course content and administration. I will check it daily to respond. While you are there, feel free to post your own responses if you, too, are able to help out a classmate or have a related question.