Air Quality and Emissions Trading : Overview of Current Issues.

Provides overview of emission trading, which is a market alternative to regulation in which sources facing pollution costs can meet their emission limits by purchasing excess reductions from other sources. Covers factors influencing effectiveness of trading, examples of trading programs, and potenti...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1999.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Provides overview of emission trading, which is a market alternative to regulation in which sources facing pollution costs can meet their emission limits by purchasing excess reductions from other sources. Covers factors influencing effectiveness of trading, examples of trading programs, and potential uses of trading.
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