How Reliably Can Climate Change and Mitigation Policy Impacts on Electric Utilities be Assessed?

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Date

July 1, 1993

Authors

Karen Palmer, Raymond J. Kopp, Hadi Dowlatabadi, Robert Hahn, and Diane DeWitt

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Journal Article

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1 minute

Authors

Karen Palmer

Senior Fellow; Director, Electric Power Program

Karen Palmer is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future and an expert on the economics of environmental, climate and public utility regulation of the electric power sector.

Raymond J. Kopp

Former Senior Fellow

Raymond J. Kopp is a senior fellow at RFF. During his career Kopp has specialized in the analysis of environmental and natural resource issues with a focus on Federal regulatory activity.

Hadi Dowlatabadi

University Fellow

Hadi Dowlatabadi is a unversity fellow at RFF and adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Engineering & Public Policy.

Robert Hahn

Diane DeWitt

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