Aligning Carbon Markets: The Case of California and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Dallas Burtraw

Incrementally aligning policies in distinct carbon markets—linking by degrees—can allow programs to experience immediate benefits of sharing best practices in program design. Together with colleagues at RFF and Yale, we've examined the details and prospects for the cap-and-trade programs in California and the Northeast. Read more here.

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