The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative : Lessons Learned and Issues for Policymakers.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric power-plants.

Climatic changes.

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (19 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) cap-and-trade program, a cooperative effort of eight States in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Discusses selected issues raised by RGGI regarding emissions cap, emissions leakage, emission allowance value distribution, and offsets. Includes tables and graphs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.