Busting the myths around public investment in clean energy

Jonas Meckling (), Joseph E. Aldy, Matthew J. Kotchen, Sanya Carley, Daniel C. Esty, Peter A. Raymond, Bella Tonkonogy, Charles Harper, Gillian Sawyer and Julia Sweatman
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Jonas Meckling: University of California
Joseph E. Aldy: Harvard University
Matthew J. Kotchen: Yale University
Daniel C. Esty: Yale University
Peter A. Raymond: Yale University
Bella Tonkonogy: Climate Policy Initiative
Charles Harper: Yale University
Gillian Sawyer: Yale University
Julia Sweatman: Yale University

Nature Energy, 2022, vol. 7, issue 7, 563-565

Abstract: Critics have opposed clean energy public investment by claiming that governments must not pick winners, green subsidies enable rent-seeking behaviour, and failed companies means failed policy. These arguments are problematic and should not determine the direction of energy investment policies.

Date: 2022
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