Simple rules for targeting CO2 allowance allocations to compensate firms

Climate Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 477-493

  Palmer, Karen ^a   Burtraw, Dallas ^a   Kahn, Danny ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allowance allocations; Asset value; Auction; Electricity; Emissions trading; Grandfathering

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TARGETING; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249293697     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2006.9685614     Document Type: Article

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