The Economics of Offsets in a Greenhouse Gas Compliance Market

Mitigation Beyond the Cap: A Series of Briefs on Expanding Climate Mitigation Opportunities

Author(s): Brian C. Murray and W. Aaron Jenkins

Published: July 2009

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The nuts and bolts of offsets economics, defines commonly used terms, and addresses a broad range of questions associated with offsets, including their expected market impact, price effects and environmental co-benefits.