Carbon Emissions Trading and Combined Heat and Power Strategies: Unintended Consequences

Autor/inn/en	Tysseling, John C.; Vosevich, Mary; Boersma, Benjamin R.; Zumwalt, Jefferey A.
Titel	Carbon Emissions Trading and Combined Heat and Power Strategies: Unintended Consequences
Quelle	In: Facilities Manager, 25 (2009) 2, S.38-43 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0882-7249
Schlagwörter	Energy Conservation; Climate; Sustainable Development; Power Technology; Energy Education; Energy Management; Cost Effectiveness; Program Implementation; Case Studies; Environmental Standards + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung; Klima; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Antriebstechnik; Energiehaushalt; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Umweltauflage
Abstract	Facility professionals continuously search for projects that reduce energy consumption and operating costs so as to directly benefit their bottom line. Many institutions nationwide have contemplated or made investments in combined heat and power (CHP) projects as a life-cycle strategy to minimize operating costs. However, recent sustainability and climate change initiatives have revealed another significant benefit of CHP--reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In many regions, policies for regulating GHG emissions are being drafted for near-term implementation, with an emphasis on "cap-and-trade" mechanisms. Unless thoughtfully composed, these programs may distort and corrupt the incentives for carbon emission reductions that are realized by CHP investments. In this article, the authors demonstrate the potential economic consequences of cap-and-trade programs in a CHP environment, basing an example on the current draft of the Western Climate Initiative programs and the University of New Mexico facilities operations. This demonstration serves as an "urgent call to action" for facilities managers and administrators to participate in developing climate initiatives that recognize and facilitate the environmental benefits of combined heat and power systems. (Contains 5 figures, 1 table, and 3 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10