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Capitol Hill Briefings on Cap and Trade
Hill Briefing: Agriculture and Climate Change - Risks & Opportunities August 25, 2009
This briefing addresses the role of agricultural offsets in energy and climate policy, the potential for bioenergy, and the impacts that agriculture could face from a changing climate.
Hill Briefing: Carbon Market Design & Oversight June 26, 2009
This briefing discusses issues in the development and oversight of a well-functioning carbon commodity market. These topics include overall market design, options for the choice of regulator, the derivatives market, the Over-the-Counter (OTC) market, and the rules and enforcement necessary to prevent market manipulation and abuses.
Hill Briefing: Carbon Market Design & Oversight May 1, 2009
This briefing frames and discusses many of the central issues in the development and oversight of a well-functioning carbon commodity market.
Hill Briefing: International Offsets April 24, 2009
This briefing focuses on the role and function of international offsets in a mandatory GHG cap-and-trade system.
Hill Briefing: Allowance Value March 27, 2009
This briefing presents views on the use of allowance value in a GHG cap-and-trade system
Hill Briefing: Domestic Offsets March 6, 2009
This Congressional briefing outlines the role and function of domestic offsets in a mandatory GHG cap-and-trade system.
Ministerial Briefing on European Climate Action March 17, 2009
In this high-level briefing, three EU Ministers outline the bloc's climate and energy policies, including recent revisions to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, and offer insights on the EU's experiences to date.
Forum on International Climate Action March 16, 2009
Officials of Japan, China, Mexico and the European Commission discuss their domestic climate programs and key issues in the international negotiations later this year in Copenhagen.
Benefits Workshop March 16-17, 2009
This two-day workshop assesses the benefits of avoided climate change.