For Immediate Release

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy launched by the

International Association for Energy Economics

Media Contact: David Williams (216) 464-5365 iaee@iaee.org

CLEVELAND, Friday, December 16, 2011 -- The International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) announces the release of its new publication, Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy. See http://www.iaee.org/en/publications/eeepscope.aspx for publication overview and link to the inaugural issue.

Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy (EEEP) is a semi-annual publication focusing on energy and environmental policy issues. It is a peer-reviewed, scholarly, accessible source of contemporary analysis of energy and environmental matters.

Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy is led by Editor-in-Chief Jean-Michel Glachant (European University Institute in Florence, Italy) and Editors Paul L. Joskow (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, USA) and Michael Pollitt (Cambridge University, United Kingdom). Book Review Editor, Einar Hope (Norwegian School of Economics, Norway), Managing Editor, Sophia Ruester (Florence School of Regulation, Italy) and a noteworthy Editorial Board

Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy’s inaugural issue features the following articles of international appeal:

Introduction to Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy: Vision, Purpose and Goals

Jean-Michel Glachant, Paul L. Joskow and Michael Pollitt

Will China Lead the World into a Clean-energy Future?

Fatih Birol and Pawel Olerjarnik

Is Conflating Climate with Energy Policy a Good Idea?

A. Denny Ellerman

The Oil Market to 2030–Implications for Investment and Policy

Mark Finley

The Influence of Shale Gas on U.S. Energy and Environmental Policy

Henry D. Jacoby, Francis O’Sullivan and Sergey Paltsev

Regulation and Customer Engagement

Stephen Littlechild

Reforming Competitive Electricity Markets to Meet Environmental Targets

David M. Newbery

The Long Run Demand for Lighting: Elasticities and Rebound Effects in Different Phases of Economic Development

Roger Fouquet and Peter J.G. Pearson

The New Energy-industrial Revolution and International Agreement on Climate Change

Nicholas Stern and James Rydge

Some Political Economy of Global Warming

Jean Tirole

Book Reviews

The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present, edited by

Gary D. Libecap and Richard H. Steckel - review by Eirik S. Amundsen

Global Warming Gridlock: Creating More Effective Strategies for Protecting the Planet, by

David G. Victor - review by Fereidoon P. Sioshansi

All members of IAEE will receive Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy as part of their membership in the Association. Interested authors may submit a paper for publication consideration (visit http://www.iaee.org/en/publications/eeepguide.aspx); apply to become an article referee (see http://www.iaee.org/en/publications/eeepref.aspx) or book reviewer (see http://www.iaee.org/en/publications/eeeprev.aspx).

Business and university library subscriptions to Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy are available online by visiting http://www.iaee.org/en/publications/eeepsubscribe.aspx

About the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE)

IAEE is an international organization of professionals concerned with energy and related issues. To learn more, visit http://www.iaee.org/

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