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Climate Policy for Dummies
By Dani Thompson ’12 climate change lingo The “Lingo” All definitions below are based on usage in terms of U.S. climate change policy… Market-based approach: A way to control and/or regulate carbon emissions via the economic system. This approach is used in contrast to traditional regulations such as those imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. Cap-and-trade: A market-based approach to lower CO2 emissions by distributing carbon “pollution permits”. These permits can be bought, traded, and sold among all parties involved. The number of permits available will be limited so that a “cap” of total carbon emissions will be established. This cap can be lowered to further minimize emissions in the future. In this approach amount of emissions is certain, but cost of permits is not. (Keohane) Safety valve: An optional addition to the cap-and-trade approach which would … Read entire article »
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Key Players in U.S. Climate Policy
The companies listed above are those establishments chosen by Resources for the Future (RFF) research on an executive summary and overview of potential U.S. climate change policy implementations. The opinions of these companies, along with RFF researchers, provide a wide range of inputs and estimations for appropriate climate legislation in the United Sates. The array of representatives ranges from oil and gas companies to agricultural and chemical producers. It is important for these companies to have a say in legislation because it is likely that they will be most affected by changes in policy. Possible implementations for greenhouse gas emission reductions are market-based approaches, like a cap-and-trade system or a carbon tax. Such policies enforce greenhouse gas emission reductions on those companies most responsible for emitting in the first place. Thus, … Read entire article »
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