Designing Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Regulatory Systems.

Intro -- DESIGNING GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION AND REGULATORY SYSTEMS -- DESIGNING GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION AND REGULATORY SYSTEMS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 CLIMATE CHANGE: DESIGN APPROACHES FOR GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PROGRAM∗ -- ABSTRACT -- CLIMATE CHANGE: DESIGN APPROACHES FOR A GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PROGRAM -- INTRODUCTION: THE PRICE VERSUS QUANTITY DEBATE -- FIVE DIMENSIONS OF THE COST ISSUE -- APPROACHES FOR ADDRESSING COST CONCERNS -- Tonnage Options -- Timetable Options -- Technique Options -- ILLUSTRATIVE APPROACHES -- ADDRESSING COSTS THROUGH MARKET MECHANISMS: RESOLVING THE PRICE-QUANTITY ISSUE -- APPENDIX A. SUMMARY OF SELECTED OPTIONS TO ADDRESS COST UNCERTAINTY OF GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PROGRAMS -- REFERENCE -- Chapter 2 COMMENTS ON DESIGN ELEMENTS OF A MANDATORY MARKET-BASED GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATORY SYSTEM∗ -- REFERENCE -- Chapter 3 DESIGN ELEMENTS OF A MANDATORY MARKET-BASED GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATORY SYSTEM -- PURPOSE -- INTRODUCTION -- KEY ELEMENTS OF PROPOSALS FOR A NATIONAL PROGRAM -- 1. Who is Regulated and where? -- Key Questions -- 2. Should the Costs of Regulation be Mitigated for any Sector of the Economy, through the Allocation of Allowances without Cost? Or, should Allowances be Distributed by Means of an Auction? If Allowances are Allocated, what is the Criteria for and Method of such Allocation? -- a. Technology R&amp -- D and Incentives -- Key Questions -- b. Adaptation Assistance -- Key Questions -- c. Consumer Protections -- Key Questions -- d. Set-Aside Programs -- Key Questions -- e. Special Considerations for Fossil-Fuel Producers? -- Key Questions -- f. Allocations for Downstream Electric Generators? -- Key Questions -- g. Allocations for Energy-Intensive Industries? -- Key Questions -- h. Allocations to other Industries/Entities? -- Key Questions.

3. Should a U.S. System be Designed to Eventually Allow for Trading with other Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Systems being Put in Place around the World, such as the Canadian Large Final Emitter System or the European Union Emissions Trading System? -- Key Questions -- 4. If a Key Element of the Proposed U.S. System is to "Encourage Comparable Action by other Nations that are Major Trading Partners and Key Contributors to Global Emissions," should the Design Concepts in the NCEP Plan (i.e., to Take some Action and then Make further Steps Contingent on a Review of what these other Nations Do) Be Part of a Mandatory Market-Based Program? If so, how? -- Key Questions -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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