Two students may partner on and submit the same paper, if they choose. If they do partner, each should submit the paper separately, but the names of both
should appear on each submission.
Papers must be submitted and will only be accepted on Blackboard. No hard copies or emailed copies will be accepted.
Topic
The main drivers for investment in renewable energy are the following:
–global warming (also called climate change);
— comparative costs of renewable and fossil fuel technologies;
— pollution and its role in pushing investment into renewable energy;
–the amount of money likely to be in play;
–government regulations—national, state/regional, or municipal and international agreements, such as that of Cop 21–including taxes and subsidies which
may favor (or disadvantage) investment in renewable energy; the most prominent of these subsidies are those in the Inflation Reduction Act.
–the element of belief, sometimes called dreams, in major investment shifts;
–energy independence, often expressed as a major element of national defense—particularly since the Russian aggression in Ukraine;
