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.

Publication
Market Mechanisms: Understanding the Options

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

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Article
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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Live Event
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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Options and Considerations for a Federal Carbon Tax

Greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced most cost-effectively through market-based […]

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Market Based Climate Mitigation Policies In Emerging Economies

Summary Used by governments for decades, market-based policies are mechanisms […]

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Australia’s Carbon Pricing Mechanism

Summary Australia’s Clean Energy Future plan is a comprehensive set […]

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