Emissions Trading versus CO2 Taxes versus Standards

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Date

Nov. 14, 2007

Authors

Ian Parry and William Pizer

Publication

Issue Brief

Reading time

1 minute

Topics

Tradable Performance Standards

Authors

Ian Parry

William A. Pizer

President and CEO, Resources for the Future

Billy Pizer is President and CEO of Resources for the Future.

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