No Longer Termed a ‘Failure,’ California’s Cap-and-Trade Program Faces a New Critique: Is It Too Successful?

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Jan. 12, 2018

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"California's efforts are, consequently, being closely scrutinized and have attracted widespread praise. California's cap-and-trade 'is the best-designed program in the world,' says Dallas Burtraw, a senior fellow at Resources for the Future, a Washington environmental think tank."

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Dallas Burtraw

Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow

Dallas Burtraw is the Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow at RFF. Burtraw’s research includes analysis of the distributional and regional consequences of climate policy and the evolution of electricity markets, including renewables integration.

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