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Update on China's CO2 Pilot Cap and Trade Programs

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Thursday, May 01, 2014
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Richard Morgenstern
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the University Program in Environmental Policy Seminar Series

Richard Morgenstern, senior fellow at Resources for the Future, will present a talk titled "Update on China's CO2 Pilot Cap and Trade Programs" at Duke May 1. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Jaya Ghosh at supriti.ghosh@duke.edu by Monday, April 28.In less than three decades China has developed from a relatively poor country to become the world¿s second-largest economy after the U.S. Recognizing that the resulting damages to human health and the environment are increasingly unacceptable both at home and abroad, Chinese authorities have embarked on a number of efforts to improve overall environmental conditions while maintaining strong economic growth. A key element of this new strategy is a series of pilot cap and trade programs to reduce CO2 emissions in the highly industrialized, mostly eastern section of the country. The near term aim of the pilots is to reduce emissions and to build the institutions necessary for long run operation of a trading regime. This talk is part of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the University Program in Environmental Policy seminar series featurin

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