Oregon Law Review : Vol. 88 No. 2, p.405-490 : Recovery of a Lost Decade (or Is It Three?): Developing the Capacity in Government Necessary to Reduce Carbon Emissions and Administer Energy Markets

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2009

Authors

Mihaly, Marc B.

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University of Oregon Law School

Abstract

This Article first examines the effort to control carbon emissions, discussing the governmental efforts that will be necessary to administer either a carbon tax or cap-and-trade regime. This Article then examines the need for government regulation in the electricity sector as a whole, focusing on both the nation’s experimentation with markets, specifically the wholesale electricity market, and the move toward restructuring in many states

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86 p.

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Energy policy -- United States, Carbon emissions, Cap-and-trade

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