Economic Protection Plan for Carbon Trading Markets

• EVENT: Managing Costs in a U.S. GHG Trading Program: Issues, Options, and Implementation
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• COST CONTAINMENT FOR THE CARBON MARKET: A PROPOSAL
  download the white paper >

• Four U.S. Senators Introduce Economic Relief Plan For U.S. Carbon Market With Assistance From Duke University’s Nicholas Institute
  A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators considered critical to the passage of legislation to limit U.S. greenhouse gas emissions today offered a proposal to reduce costs and provide oversight to the new emissions permit trading market. The plan was developed jointly with the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions of Duke University.
  read press release >

• Cost Control Mechanism
  download the Bill >

• Congressional Testimony
  Timothy H. Profeta, Director of the Nicholas Institute:
  video of testimony > | transcript of testimony >

• Q&A about the proposal >

• Audio of press event >

• Release from Senators Landrieu, Graham, Lincoln  and Warner >

For more information, contact Nicole St. Clair, Associate Director, Washington Office, Nicholas Institute, Nicole.StClair@duke.edu