Climate Change &

Alternative Energy
Customers Name
University Name
Course Name

Climate change is a Reality

View Points on Climate Change

Private
actors
Clima
te
Chan
ge

Policy
makers

Firms &
Corporations

prisoners
dilemma, limited
investment in
Huge
sustainability
implications for
economic
framework >
cost-cuts
required
Wont get involved
earlier but will bring
technological
innovation

View Points on Climate Change

Political
powers
Clima
te
Chan
ge

Differing views >

Some say climate
change is real, some
say unreal

Developed
countries

Mixed responses >

some ready to cut
emissions & adopt
green technologies,
some not.

Developing
countries

Reluctant because
adoption of green will
be on the expense of
progress &
development

Regulations about Climate Change

Clean Air Act

Need for
flexibility &
adaptability
in climate
change
regulations
a complex
regime
needed

Best available
control
technologies
(BACT)

Developing Common-sense
Regulatory Initiatives
Partnering With the Private Sector

Alternative Energy Resources

Types of
alternative
energy
resources

Choice of Climate Change

Regulations
Use of technology in finding cost effective and feasible alternative
energy solutions for domestic consumers, corporations, industries
and consumers at large scale
Urgent need of technological innovations by the collaboration of
technology industries, business markets and policy makers
Regulations in the favor of using green technologies and subsidies
for transferring the processes to green solutions & alternative
energy resources
Need of efficient, feasible and reliable renewable energy resources
technology firms can help in finding solutions
Environmental agencies can support governments in designing
laws & regulations

References
Geels, F. W. (2011). The multi-level perspective on sustainability transitions: Responses to
seven criticisms.Environmental innovation and societal transitions,1(1), 24-40.
Keohane, R. O., & Victor, D. G. (2011). The regime complex for climate
change.Perspectives on politics,9(01), 7-23.
Panwar, N. L., Kaushik, S. C., & Kothari, S. (2011). Role of renewable energy sources in
environmental protection: a review.Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,15(3),
1513-1524.
What EPA is Doing About Climate Change. (n.d.). Environmental Protection Authority.
Retrieved from: http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/EPAactivities.html