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Transborder emissions trading between Canada and the United States

Journal Article · · Natural Resources Journal
OSTI ID:441369
Despite the fact that legislation to control acid rain is now in place in Both Canada and the United States, it would still be in both countries` best interest to deal explicitly with transboundary flows of sulfur dioxide. Dealing directly with transboundary acid rain as a reciprocal externality suggests a commitment to binational management that does not currently exist and allows for more cost-effective pollution control by encouraging abatement at lower-cost sources irrespective of national borders. A transborder emissions trading program for northeastern North America, an area encompassing eastern Ontario, southwestern Quebec, northern New York, and northern New England, is proposed. A binational pollution control program for this region could be administered by an authority such as the bilateral Air Quality Committee established by the 1991 Canada-United States Air Quality Agreement.
OSTI ID:
441369
Journal Information:
Natural Resources Journal, Journal Name: Natural Resources Journal Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 35; ISSN 0028-0739; ISSN NRJOAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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