UHERO

Energy Policy and Planning Group

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Hawaii

November 6, 2009

Dr. Denise Konan, to present at Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS) Seminar Series. Hawaii has committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990…

The Economics of Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Hawaii

September 24, 2009

Dr. Denise Konan, to speak at Hawaii Economic Association luncheon September 24, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed legislation that would put a…

Energy and Greenhouse Gas Solutions: Hawai‘i Greenhouse Gas Emissions Profile 1990 and 2005

January 30, 2009

In an effort to effect national and global climate change policy to address the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, the Hawai’i legislature passed the Global…

Hawai’i Greenhouse Gas Emissions Profile 1990 and 2005

January 8, 2009

In an effort to effect national and global natural hazard resilience policy to address the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, the Hawai’i legislature passed the…

Concepts in Greenhouse Gas Regulation: A Primer on Meeting ACT 234

September 29, 2008

In 2007, Hawaii became the second State after California to adopt binding greenhouse gas reductions targets in ACT 234. The legislation follows the example set…

An Overview of U.S. Regional and National Climate Change Mitigation Strategies: Lessons for Hawai‘i

August 25, 2008

The challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions will differ from place to place, although it is particularly unique in the case of islands. Islands tend…