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Cap-and Trade War Coming Our Way
Posted on 8 Nov 2011 by Robert Lawrence and Dustin Till

By Robert F. Lawrence, Partner, and Dustin Till, Associate, Marten Law Cap and trade is a market-based framework under which aggregate emissions are capped and regulated businesses must obtain (through government allocations, auctions, or secondary... Read More

Tags: Marten Law , California , emissions , Renewable Energy , California Air Resources Board , Robert Lawrence , cap and trade , Dustin Till , utilities , leakage , greenhouse gases

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Prepares for 2012 Program Review
Posted on 14 Oct 2011 by Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

By Shelley Welton, Deputy Director & Fellow, Center for Climate Change, Columbia Law School On Tuesday, October 11, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) held one of a series of stakeholder learning sessions devoted to possible program... Read More

Tags: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative , Shelley Welton , electric utilities , RGGI , carbon , electricity imports , dormant commerce clause , Federal Power Act , cap and trade , leakage , greenhouse gases