EEI contests N.Y. concerns with allowance trading scheme
A utility industry analyst has challenged charges that sulfur dioxide emissions allowance trading may be environmentally damaging, citing studies showing no harmful increases in acid deposition due to simulated interstate allowance transactions. Contrary to allegations by New York state officials, John Kinsman of the Edison Electric Institute said existing studies indicate the Adirondacks and other sensitive Northeast ecosystems actually may benefit from SO{sub 2} emissions allowance trading. In particular, studies done by the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program suggest allowance trading could marginally reduce acid deposition in the Adirondacks below levels already expected under the federal SO{sub 2} emissions reduction program for utilities, said Kinsman, an environmental scientists at EEI.
- OSTI ID:
- 39402
- Journal Information:
- Energy Daily, Journal Name: Energy Daily Journal Issue: 128 Vol. 21; ISSN 0364-5274; ISSN ENDADJ
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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