Market-Based Policies

A growing number of jurisdictions are adopting market-based climate policies. By putting a price on carbon, these policies give businesses the incentive to innovate so they can cut emissions at the lowest possible cost.

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Carbon Pricing Proposals in the 115th Congress

Carbon pricing offers a cost-effective way to reduce greenhouse gas […]

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Promising Market and Federal Solutions for Existing Nuclear Power
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Carbon Pricing: A Case for Transformative Climate Action

The following was published Nov. 7, 2017 on the World […]

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The Business of Pricing Carbon: How Companies are Pricing Carbon to Mitigate Risks and Prepare for a Low-Carbon Future

Increasingly, companies across sectors and geographies are turning to an […]

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Summary of California’s Extension of its Cap-and-Trade Program

On July 26, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into […]

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Putting the Genie Back: Solving the Climate and Energy Dilemma

Shell Chief Climate Change Strategist and C2ES board member David […]

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Carbon trading under the Clean Power Plan

The following article appeared in the July 2016 issue of EM, […]

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Policy Considerations for Emerging Carbon Programs

With climate action gaining momentum around the country, policymakers at […]

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Secondary Carbon Markets

Many state regulators are considering carbon trading as a compliance […]

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What’s ahead for carbon markets after COP 21

The following was published in the February 2016 edition of Biores, a publication […]

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