A Proximate Mirror: Greenhouse Gas Rules and Strategic Behavior Under the US Clean Air Act

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 217-241

  Burtraw, Dallas ^a   Palmer, Karen ^a   Paul, Anthony ^a   Pan, Sophie ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean Air Act; Climate policy; Coal; Compliance flexibility; Efficiency; Equity; Regulation; States

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COAL; COMMERCE; EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GASES; MIRRORS;

CLEAN AIR ACT; CLIMATE POLICY; COMPLIANCE FLEXIBILITY; EQUITY; REGULATION; STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON EMISSION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EQUITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; STANDARD (REGULATION); STRATEGIC APPROACH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84943348067     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: 15731502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-015-9963-4     Document Type: Article

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