The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Lessons Learned and Issues for Congress

Ramseur, Jonathan L.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Carbon dioxide;    Greenhouse gases;    Electric power plants;   

RP-ID  :  R41836
RP-ID  :  R41836_2017May16

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discuses the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from electric power plants. The first section of this report provides an overview of the RGGI cap-and-trade program and the participating RGGI states. The subsequent sections discuss selected issues raised by RGGI that may be of interest to Congress. The final section provides some final observations that may be instructive to policymakers.