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Tradable permits as a policy mechanism for greenhouse gas abatement
- Date Issued:
- 2007
- Summary:
- This paper examines permit trading as an instrument for greenhouse gas emission abatement and suggests that a cap and trade scheme is the lowest-cost option for achieving this goal. The paper examines relevant examples of emission trading within the United States, including the Acid Rain Program contained within the 1990 Clean Air Act, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and the Chicago Climate Exchange. I address the circumstances, constraints, and degree of success of such programs in relation to the Kyoto Protocol as well as other possible permit schemes at the national level within the United States. I contrast tradable permits with other forms of environmental abatement policy including command and control regulation and taxation. Finally, I analyze the effect of several variables including population and GDP on emissions growth and draws conclusions on what extent those variables play on shaping a domestic greenhouse gas trading program.
Title: | Tradable permits as a policy mechanism for greenhouse gas abatement. |
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Name(s): |
Van Treese, Jeff. Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Thesis | |
Issuance: | multipart monograph | |
Date Issued: | 2007 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Physical Form: |
electronic electronic resource |
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Extent: | [iv], 42 leaves : ill. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Summary: | This paper examines permit trading as an instrument for greenhouse gas emission abatement and suggests that a cap and trade scheme is the lowest-cost option for achieving this goal. The paper examines relevant examples of emission trading within the United States, including the Acid Rain Program contained within the 1990 Clean Air Act, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and the Chicago Climate Exchange. I address the circumstances, constraints, and degree of success of such programs in relation to the Kyoto Protocol as well as other possible permit schemes at the national level within the United States. I contrast tradable permits with other forms of environmental abatement policy including command and control regulation and taxation. Finally, I analyze the effect of several variables including population and GDP on emissions growth and draws conclusions on what extent those variables play on shaping a domestic greenhouse gas trading program. | |
Identifier: | 309233075 (oclc), 40973 (digitool), FADT40973 (IID), fau:1466 (fedora) | |
Note(s): |
by Jeff Van Treese. Leaves iii and iv numbered as ii and iii. Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Honors College, 2007. Bibliography: leaves 41-42. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2007. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject(s): |
Emissions trading -- United States Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects Climatic changes -- Government policy Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric Environmental policy -- United States |
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Held by: | FBoU FAUER | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/40973 | |
Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
Host Institution: | FAU |