Marketable permits: the case of chlorofluorocarbons

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Nat. Resour. J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5690441

Shapiro, M; Warhit, E

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned chlorofluorocarbons, suspected of damaging stratospheric ozone, as an aerosol propellant in 1978, but announced a possible marketable permit system in 1980. This paper focuses on the economic aspects of EPA's considerations to illustrate how the concept of marketable permits evolved and to describe some of the results of the analyses. It concludes with some of the lessons learned about marketable permits as a regulatory tool. 15 references, 1 figure, 4 tables.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 5690441
• Journal Information: Nat. Resour. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Nat. Resour. J.; (United States) Vol. 23:3; ISSN NRJOA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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