How the California Electricity Crisis Generated a Green Wave - An Insider''s Account

This book provides the definitive account of a decade-long transformation of energy policy in California with rippling consequences. It will be a must-read for energy policy makers, researchers, and environmental historians.

List of contents

1. Prosperity Fades into a Power Crisis 2. The "Deregulation" that Paved the Way to Disaster 3. The State Takes Over as the Market Implodes 4. Going It Alone: California Gets a Cold Shoulder from the White House and the FERC 5. Cleaning Up and Looking Ahead: The Renewable Energy "Hedge" Takes Shape 6. Davis' Demise and Arnold's Rise: Schwarzenegger Touts Deregulation and Green Energy 7. The Global Warming Solutions Act Puts a Capstone on a Tumultuous Ten-Year Transformation 8. The End of a Foundational Green Decade and the Beginning of a Challenging Path Forward

About the author

Kurt Schuparra was Senior Policy Analyst in the Office of California Governor Gray Davis and later served as his Deputy Secretary for Policy at the state Environmental Protection Agency. In 2004 he worked in the state legislature as a policy consultant and in 2007 became a government affairs advisor in the private sector.

Summary

This book provides the definitive account of a decade-long transformation of energy policy in California with rippling consequences. It will be a must-read for energy policy makers, researchers, and environmental historians.

Product details

• Authors: Kurt Schuparra, Schuparra Kurt
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032843216
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3284321-6
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Environmental History; Routledge Studies in Environmental History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; NATURE / Natural Resources, SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Climate Change, NATURE / Ecology, California, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, ENERGY, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, SCIENCE / Energy, LAW / Environmental, Politics & government, Environmental Economics, Environmental Management, Social impact of environmental issues, Politics and government, History of the Americas, Energy industries & utilities, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Environmental policy & protocols, Environment law, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology, Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business, Environmental policy and protocols, Energy industries and utilities, Civil engineering, surveying and building