Cap and Trade 101: A Climate Policy Primer

Published November 10, 2008

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Based on extensive research and economic analysis, Sightline’s Cap and Trade 101: A Climate Policy Primer sorts out the details on what's emerging as the most popular and comprehensive policy solution to the enormous challenge of climate change: cap and trade, which promises to curb climate change and help build a more stable energy economy.

The primer includes sections on:

The cap, the trade: How cap and trade works
How to evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness of a cap and trade system
What about offsets?
What happens to energy prices?
Carbon tax vs. cap and trade?
Auctioned vs. free pollution permits?
How to build in protections for working families
Four ways to make sure cap and trade funds go to local economies

Authors include Sightline executive director Alan Durning, researchers Eric de Place and Clark Williams-Derry, and communications strategist Anna Fahey.

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