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Status Update on RGGI and Lessons Learned on Cap and Trade
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Good and bad options for changing California’s cap-and-trade program
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Addressing California cap and trade concerns
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California-Quebec auction hits a record low (and that’s probably a good thing)
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Secondary Carbon Markets

Many state regulators are considering carbon trading as a compliance option with the Clean Power Plan. An important part of carbon trading is the secondary carbon market—the market among private sector buyers and sellers that arises to provide more efficient …

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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 of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development.   The new climate deal includes several provisions relevant to market-based emissions reductions efforts. At a UN conference in Paris, France …

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What role for carbon markets in the 2015 climate agreement?

The following was published in the February 2015 edition of Biores, a publication of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development.   Will the current UN climate talks do enough to create common standards for international emissions trading in …

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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 Peace, Tim Juliani, Anthony Mansell, and Jason Ye (Center for Climate and Energy Solutions—C2ES), with input and supervision from Pierre Guigon and Sarah Moyer (PMR Secretariat). This report examines how …

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Carbon trading in China: short-term experience, long-term wisdom