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cap-and-trade


China Advances Plan for Nationwide Carbon Trading System

Top governmental bodies in China in December approved plans for a carbon trading system that will first target power plants and then cover most of the nation’s mammoth industrial body.…


Eastern States Expand Emission Cuts as Part of Cap-and-Trade

Nine states in New England and the Mid-Atlantic region have said they will cut emissions from power plants by 65% below 2020 levels by 2030, expanding a cap-and-trade program designed…


China to Limit Support for High-Carbon Projects, Begin Nationwide Carbon Cap-and-Trade by 2017

In its latest effort to ram down carbon emissions and address air pollution, China will strictly limit public financing to coal and other high-carbon projects and begin a national program…


U.S. and China Agree to Increase Nationwide Carbon Reduction Targets

Reaching an unexpected climate breakthrough, the U.S. and China in a joint statement on Wednesday each announced new targets to slash carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.  President Barack Obama set…