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The Missing Link: Use of Renewable Energy Codification in U.S. Cities

Creator:: Mathur, Shivani
Abstract:: Cities of the world today house more than half the world’s population, contribute to 80 percent of the global GDP, consume approximately 70 percent of the global energy and produce 70 percent of the greenhouse gases produced worldwide (Floater et al., 2014; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2014). City governments...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: and my committee members Brent S. Steel and Amy Below for guiding me to complete this essay. Dr

Square Peg, Square Hole: Important Considerations in the Appointment of ACUPCC Implementation Liaisons

Creator:: Tuttle, Ryan Lawrence
Abstract:: The absence of federal climate legislation in the United States has led to a growth of sub-federal and non-governmental programs to combat greenhouse gas emissions. One such program, the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) seeks to mitigate greenhouse emissions from higher education through the voluntary commitment of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: 15th, 2014 !!!! APPROVED: !!!!! Dr. David Bernell, representing Political Science !!!!! Dr. Brent Steel

Towards a sustainable future : a global empirical analysis on the diffusion & innovation of carbon pricing policies

Creator:: Raghoo, Pravesh
Abstract:: There are currently 43 countries which have adopted some kind of carbon pricing policy – either adopted a carbon tax or entered a cap–and–trade, while the remaining countries have not. This has created significant diversity in the world with regard to climate change mitigation. There is thus a need to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ______________________________________________________________________________ Prof (Dr) Brent Steel, representing Political Science I understand that this essay

Fighting the Opioid Epidemic: Understanding the State of Michigan’s Effort to Adopt Overdose Fatality Review Teams

Creator:: Budd, James G.
Abstract:: This research explores the prospects of legislation in Michigan to authorize statewide use of Overdose Fatality Review Teams (OFRTs) to address the escalating opioid crisis. OFRTs consist of multidisciplinary teams that collaborate for overdose prevention. These teams operate on a local to statewide level and are comprised of individuals from...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , 2023. APPROVED: David Bernell, Political Science Scott Akins, Sociology Brent Steel, Public

International environmental treaty-making. The future of the UN BBNJ Treaty

Creator:: Banshchikova, Inga
Abstract:: Because the environmental threats are becoming global in scope, international cooperation and global governance issues are in the spotlight. The most controversial environmental law and policy problems arise in the areas where no individual state has sole responsibility for governing, "global commons." Scholars believe that the best way to deal...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: APPROVED: David Bernell, Committee Chair Brent Steel, Committee Member

Using OPEC as a Villain in Narratives

Creator:: Merritt, Joshua A.
Abstract:: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a group formed in 1960 and often blamed for the oil shock of 1973, is treated as a cartel that aims to limit oil production and hold oil price at a level above market equilibrium. Recent research has offered a counter theory that...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: this opportunity to thank Dr. Brent Steel, Dr. Philip Kneis and the Public Policy Masters Program

Electrified: What Twitter Data Can Tell Us About Public Energy Discussions

Creator:: Osborne-Gowey, Jeremiah
Abstract:: Researchers and policy-makers interested in assessing public communication to better inform the decision-making process are increasingly utilizing data harvested from social media. Twitter is one of the largest online sources of near-instantaneous information about a myriad of topics socially relevant in the public sphere. Renewable energy (RE) is a socially...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Brent Steel for taking a chance on a non-traditional student and believing enough to provide funding

Access is Not Enough: Impacts of Electrification on Women's Time Use in Guatemala and El Salvador

Creator:: Duvall, Kathryn
Abstract:: The benefits of electrification are widely discussed in energy and development literature, but little research to date has studied the impacts of household electricity access on women in particular. Women make up the majority of the world’s poor and are also disproportionately affected by energy poverty because of their social...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: hesitate to ask for a position in your Cabinet when the time comes. Brent Steel, for putting together

Institutional Transition in the Electric Power Grid: Solar PV in California

Creator:: McGie, Darrell A.
Abstract:: Net energy metering (NEM), the diffusion of residential photovoltaics (PV), and the smart grid transition are three accelerants of change that impact the rate of transitory change in the electric power grid system. Institutional relationships that underpin the old central station model now appear to be fracturing under the weight...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: establish statistical relationship(s) between prosumer behavior and the perceived impacts to the grid. The

Assessing the Green Securities Policy in China: An Examination of Environmental Disclosure by Chinese Listed Companies in Highly Polluting Industries

Creator:: Wang, Hua
Abstract:: In 2008, China released a new green initiative, the Green Securities Policy, to increase the sustainability of Chinese capital markets. One of the integral components of the policy is the new environmental disclosure regulation which prescribes Chinese listed companies in the 14 highly polluting industries to report required environmental information....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , including “thermal power, steel and iron, cement, aluminum, coal, metallurgy

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The Missing Link: Use of Renewable Energy Codification in U.S. Cities

Square Peg, Square Hole: Important Considerations in the Appointment of ACUPCC Implementation Liaisons

Towards a sustainable future : a global empirical analysis on the diffusion & innovation of carbon pricing policies

Fighting the Opioid Epidemic: Understanding the State of Michigan’s Effort to Adopt Overdose Fatality Review Teams

International environmental treaty-making. The future of the UN BBNJ Treaty

Using OPEC as a Villain in Narratives

Electrified: What Twitter Data Can Tell Us About Public Energy Discussions

Access is Not Enough: Impacts of Electrification on Women's Time Use in Guatemala and El Salvador

Institutional Transition in the Electric Power Grid: Solar PV in California

Assessing the Green Securities Policy in China: An Examination of Environmental Disclosure by Chinese Listed Companies in Highly Polluting Industries

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