1. Refereed Journal // 2016

    Air quality co-benefits of subnational carbon policies

    To mitigate climate change, governments ranging from city to multi-national have adopted greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. While the location of GHG reductions does not affect their climate…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2016

    Energy caps: Alternative climate policy instruments for China?

    Decoupling fossil energy demand from economic growth is crucial for China's sustainable development, especially for addressing severe local air pollution and global climate change. An absolute cap on coal or…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2016

    Emissions Trading in the Presence of Price-Regulated Polluting Firms: How Costly Are Free Allowances?

    We study whether to auction or to freely distribute emissions allowances when some firms participating in emissions trading are subject to price regulation. We show that free allowances allocated to…