Current Affairs.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1 The Evolution of Ontario Electricity Policy -- Part One: A Global Perspective on Electricity Policy for Ontario -- 2 Ontario Electricity Policy: The Climate Change Challenge -- Part Two: Electricity's Role in Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Energy Use -- 3 Introduction -- 4 European Low-Carbon Strategies in Liberalized Electricity Industries: Some Lessons on the Efficiency of the Market Paradigm -- 5 Comparing Environmental and Technology Policies for Climate Mitigation and Renewable Energy -- 6 A Discussion of Electricity's Role in Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Energy Use -- Part Three: Finding the Right Price -- 7 Introduction -- 8 What Is the 'Right' Price for Electricity in Ontario? -- 9 The Effect of Price Elasticity, Metering, and Consumer Response on the Right Price -- 10 How Ontario Energy Institutions Set the Price for Electricity -- Part Four: Policy Tools for Increasing End-Use Electricity Efficiency -- 11 Introduction -- 12 The Evolution of Electricity Efficiency Policy, the Importance of Behaviour, and Implications for Climate Change Intervention -- 13 A Review of the Rebound Effect in Energy Efficiency Programs -- 14 A Discussion of Policy Tools for Increasing End-Use Electricity Efficiency -- Part Five: Inter-jurisdictional Cooperation in Achieving Energy Policy Goals -- 15 Introduction -- 16 The Power of Trade -- Part Six: Policy Challenges and Opportunities -- 17 Institutions Matter -- 18 The Politics of Electricity in Ontario -- 19 Conclusion: Challenges and Opportunities for Electricity Policy in Ontario -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments.

Current Affairsbrings together the views of a number of international experts on electricity and environment along with commentators familiar with Ontario's situation to begin a discussion of these issues.

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