May 8, 2018

How Big can New England's Regional Cap-and-Trade Program Get?

Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions

The first U.S. cap and trade program designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electric power sector has proven so successful that some supporters are now wondering if it ought to go national, reports Utility Dive. The article cites an analysis by the Nicholas Institute showing that without the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, emissions would have been 24 percent higher.