Assessing energy policy for sustainability outcomes: a comparative study of different regulatory market structures across North America

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dc.contributor.authorRaposo, Tristan James
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Dhillon School of Business
dc.contributor.supervisorMacDonald, Adriane
dc.contributor.supervisorBao, Yongjian
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-15T20:13:52Z
dc.date.available2022-07-15T20:13:52Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractOur modern world runs on electricity, and electricity is often produced using fossil fuel sources that contribute to global climate change. In a world with increasingly ambitious climate goals, it is vital to understand the relationship of energy markets where electricity is bought and sold and the renewable energy policies that exist to reduce fossil fuel generation. This thesis compares policies implemented in the continental US and Canada to explore potential relationships between renewable energy policies and energy market types (regulated markets vs. restructured markets) based on outcomes for reduced CO2 emissions, increased renewable generation, and decreased fossil fuel generation. This research uses statistical techniques to explore said relationships including OLS regression and multi-variate analysis of variance. This research contributes to Energy Policy and Sustainability literature with various findings, such as results showing there are no significant statistical differences between energy market types for impacts on renewable energy policy effectiveness. Findings are limited by the exploratory nature of this research and highlight the need for further study into the effectiveness of renewable energy policies.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6263
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0791en_US
dc.proquest.subject0640en_US
dc.proquest.subject0338en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dhillon School of Business
dc.publisher.facultyDhillon School of Businessen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Dhillon School of Business)
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectenergy policyen_US
dc.subjectrenewablesen_US
dc.subjectelectricityen_US
dc.subject.lcshRenewable energy sources--Marketing
dc.subject.lcshSustainability
dc.subject.lcshEnergy policies--Canada
dc.subject.lcshEnergy policies--United States
dc.subject.lcshElectric power production--Environmental aspects
dc.subject.lcshElectric utilities--Marketing
dc.subject.lcshElectric power--Marketing
dc.subject.lcshElectric power--Economic aspects
dc.subject.lcshElectric power--Government policy
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleAssessing energy policy for sustainability outcomes: a comparative study of different regulatory market structures across North Americaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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