Evaluations & Case Studies•Apr 30, 2015
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI): An Emissions Trading Case Study
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a cooperative effort among nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the electric power sector. RGGI is the first mandatory trading program that caps CO2 emissions in the US through state coordinated cap-and-trade programs.