Treatment of early emission reductions by leading climate bills in the U.S. Congress
Abstract
Since climate change first emerged on the public agenda, many U.S. companies have
made investments to reduce their greenhouse gas footprints. Opportunities also exist
for deeper cuts in the near future. Consciously or not, the architects of future
cap and trade legislation will build policy structures that reward or penalize these
early emission reductions. This master’s project takes an in-depth look at the early
action policies of three leading congressional proposals. It clarifies the trade-offs
among policy alternatives and recommends an optimal policy on the basis of distributional
equity, political support, economic and environmental impacts, and administrative
feasibility. Policy recommendations also draw on lessons learned from the European
Union’s greenhouse gas trading market and previous U.S. pollutant trading programs.
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McConville, Drew (2009). Treatment of early emission reductions by leading climate bills in the U.S. Congress.
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