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The Path to Cleaner Coal

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Ken Berlin, Robert M. Sussman. Link to web site for "The Path to Cleaner Coal: Performance Standard More Effective Than Bonus Allowances," Center for American Progress Action Fund. August 2007.


Europe’s Dirty Secret: Why the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Isn’t Working

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Open Europe. August 2007.

Link to Open Europe’s report on the short-comings of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the EU’s main policy tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.


A Broader Palette: The Role of Technology in Climate Policy

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Knut H. Alfsen and Gunnar S. Eskeland, Swedish Ministry of Finance, 2007. This report to the Expert Group for Environmental Studies assesses the Kyoto Protocol and outlines a parallel architecture to address the shortcomings of a cap and trade system to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.