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 and Clean Power: A Solutions Forum
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Modeling EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Insights for Cost-Effective Implementation

This brief examines the findings of six economic modeling studies […]

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Key Insights from a Solutions Forum on Carbon Pricing and Clean Power

States will have tremendous flexibility to choose how to reduce […]

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Market Mechanisms: Understanding the Options

Climate change poses a significant risk for a broad range […]

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What role for carbon markets in the 2015 climate agreement?

The following was published in the February 2015 edition of […]

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Preparing for Carbon Pricing: Case Studies from Company Experience: Royal Dutch Shell, Rio Tinto, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company

This report was prepared for the PMR Secretariat by Janet […]

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Carbon Pricing Proposals of the 113th Congress

Six proposals to put a price on carbon were introduced […]

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California Carbon Markets Seminar
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A Carbon Tax in Broader U.S. Fiscal Reform: Design and Distributional Issues

This report examines the issues and options for designing a […]

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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was the first mandatory […]

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