Evaluating Options for U.S. Greenhouse-Gas Mitigation Using Multiple Criteria
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| Author: | Nicholas Burger, Liisa Ecola, Thomas Light, Michael Toman | ISBN: | 9780833052933 |
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation | Publication: | April 10, 2009 |
| Imprint: | RAND Corporation | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nicholas Burger, Liisa Ecola, Thomas Light, Michael Toman |
| ISBN: | 9780833052933 |
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation |
| Publication: | April 10, 2009 |
| Imprint: | RAND Corporation |
| Language: | English |
Choosing policy responses to mitigate greenhouse gases (GHGs) is one of the great challenges that the United States faces. It will require balancing cost-effectiveness and other objectives that reflect the institutional and political realities of passing major federal legislation with widespread impacts on U.S. producers and consumers. This paper develops a framework for evaluating U.S. GHG-mitigation policy that balances several criteria.
Choosing policy responses to mitigate greenhouse gases (GHGs) is one of the great challenges that the United States faces. It will require balancing cost-effectiveness and other objectives that reflect the institutional and political realities of passing major federal legislation with widespread impacts on U.S. producers and consumers. This paper develops a framework for evaluating U.S. GHG-mitigation policy that balances several criteria.
