School of Business
A resource-based perspective on information technology, policy, and environmental performance
Document Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Title IV of the Clean Air Act (CAA) amendment of 1990 required electric utilities to install continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) - technology that provides continuous information on the emission of certain hazardous pollutants like sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrous oxide (NOX) that cause acid rain-in their power plants. The information gained from CEMS in power plants was used in an emissions trading program to curb the emission of these hazardous pollutants. This paper investigates whether the use of Information System (IS) technology such as the CEMS are helpful in changing a plant's emission levels. Results suggest that the interaction of cap-And-Trade policy with CEMS is crucial to reduce emission of hazardous pollutants thereby improving environmental performance. At the same time, installation of CEMS also provided complementary benefits to power plants in curbing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions not regulated under Title IV of the 1990 amendment of the CAA.
Publication Title
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Publication Date
2015
Volume
27-30-May-2015
First Page
107
Last Page
116
ISBN
9781450336000
DOI
10.1145/2757401.2757436
Keywords
emission reduction, environmental performance, information systems, information technology, policy, resource based view, sustainability
Repository Citation
Sharma, Shital; Zhang, Jing; and Jin, Wang, "A resource-based perspective on information technology, policy, and environmental performance" (2015). School of Business. 23.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_school_of_management/23
