Articles & Media
Topic: Innovation and Economic Opportunity
Visualizing cost-managed approaches to reducing WA emissions
To date, there is no Washington Specific MAC Curve that provides more than a cursory glance at carbon reduction measures specific to our state. The Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) has decided that the...
Review of Climate Policy Options
Evaluating regulations, subsidies, pricing mechanisms, and hybrid policies
Abstract:
There is a growing recognition among businesses, policymakers, and the general public regarding the economic and societal risks of climate change. The latest, most urgent
Appendix A: Initiative 1631 Funding to Offset Increases In Lower Income Energy Burdens
To project the potential for revenue to be used for relieving the energy burden of people with lower incomes LCPI examined data on median household income by county (American Community Survey (ACS), 2016) and the...
Volcanoes, Forests, and Farms: A Carbon Policy That Works for Washington—and Puts All of Washington to Work
We absolutely must sequester carbon on a large scale, and this technology is one of several with the potential to implement Plan B — carbon negativity. Washington is possibly the best region in the...
Wasted energy: Increasing efficiency can reverse a major drag on Washington’s prosperity
Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis indicates that Washingtonians spent over $24 billion on energy in 2015 - down from nearly $28 billion in 2014 - with nearly 60% ($13 billion) spent on wasted energy....
Appendix: Wasted Energy additional details
Section 1: Updating the Sankey diagram
Sankey Diagrams, like those produced by LLNL, are an information-rich visual depiction of energy or other (e.g. carbon, money) flows from inputs to final use.
Section 2:...