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PUTTING A PRICE ON CARBON: A HANDBOOK FOR U.S. POLICYMAKERS

@inproceedings{Kennedy2015PUTTINGAP,
  title={PUTTING A PRICE ON CARBON: A HANDBOOK FOR U.S. POLICYMAKERS},
  author={Kevin J. Kennedy and Michael Obeiter and Noah Kaufman},
  year={2015}
}
Putting a Price on Carbon: A Handbook for U.S. Policymakers is the first in a series of papers that the World Resources Institute will produce with the aim of providing a clear and comprehensive understanding of the key issues that will need to be addressed if the United States ultimately imposes a national price on carbon. The Handbook lays out what is already known about the design and effects of different approaches to pricing carbon, with a focus on carbon taxes and cap-and-trade programs. 
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