Making cap-and-trade work: Lessons from the european union experience

Environment

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-19

  Matisoff, Daniel C ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 76649107641     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00139150903479530     Document Type: Article

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48. Due to institutional review board requirements and the need for confdentiality, interviewees, firms, and organizations cannot be identifed in this publication. Interviewees are referred to as a representative of a large or small firm from industry or from a utility. Research notes are available upon request.
49. Trader at large utility, in interview with author, Germany, 17 Sept 2008.
50. Manager at large utility, in interview with author, Germany, 22 Sept 2008.
51. Manager at large utility, in interview with author, Germany, 8 September 2008.
52. Manager at large utility, in interview with author, Germany, 8 September 2008.
53. Industry association representative, in interview with author, Germany, 30 September 2008;
54. Manager at large utility, in interview with author, Germany, 8 September 2008.
55. Industry association representative, in interview with author, Germany, 30 September 2008.
56. Industry association representative, in interview with author, Germany, 29 September, 2008; Interview with industry association representative, 30 September 2008.
57. Industry association representative, in interview with author, Germany, 29 September, 2008; Interview with industry association representative, 30 September 2008.
58. Industry association representative, in interview with author, Germany, 29 September, 2008.
59. Manager at industrial firm, in interview with author, Germany, 20 October, 2008
60. Manager at large industrial firm, in interview with author, Germany, 20 October, 2008.
61. Manager at large industrial firm, in interview with author, Germany, 1 October, 2008.
62. Manager at industrial firm, in interview with author, Germany, 20 October, 2008;
63. Manager at large industrial firm, in interview with author, Germany, 1 October, 2008.
64. Manager at large industrial firm, in interview with author, Germany, 1 October, 2008.
65. Manager at market intermediary, in interview with author, Germany, 16 October, 2008.
66. Manager at small industrial firm, in interview with author, Germany, 13 October 2008.
67. Manager at small industrial firm, in interview with author, Germany, 8 October 2008.