Global Climate Change Controlling CO2 Emissions -- Cost-Limiting Safety Valves

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Environmental law.

Taxation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2001

Summary:

Discusses proposed methods to limit costs involved with carbon dioxide emissions reduction, including a carbon tax, a contingent reduction scheme (where rate of emissions cap decline is determined by the market price of permits), auctioning an unlimited number of excess emissions permits at a set price, and cost-based excess emissions penalties

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Global Climate Change: Controlling CO2 Emissions -- Cost-Limiting Safety Valves

Publisher Number:

CRS-2001-RSI-0051

Access Restriction:

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