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International Law

Abstract

The United States had been a long-time leader in facilitating the shift to renewable energy as a key component of the long-term strategy to mitigate climate change. However, after the 2016 Presidential election the Trump Administration pulled out of the Paris Agreement. What does this mean for the United States' ongoing leadership position? This paper argues that the United States will continue to lead through the efforts of state and local authorities as well as the private sector and offers guidance on how to ensure the renewable energy sector's growth in the U.S.

This paper will analyze the renewable energy sectors in Germany, China and Canada, with a specific look at grid stability, in order to make recommendations to the US. states and municipalities on renewable energy growth. This paper will also analyze the diferent methods international players have used to get companies and individuals to engage with the renewable grid including feed-in tariffs and net metering, in order to provide further recommendations to local, state and private-sector authorities.

Finally, this paper will look at grid-stability lessons from abroad noting that local and private sector actors will need to ensure that renewable grids are not overly dependent on intermittent weather-dependent renewable sources. This paper will argue that modifications to existing energy market rules and subsidies to nonweather dependent energy generators, while ensuring not to alienate renewable energy sources, are the best ways to ensure grid stability.

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