Evolution of marketable permits: the US experience with sulphur dioxide allowance trading
by Brian J. McLean
International Journal of Environment and Pollution (IJEP), Vol. 8, No. 1/2, 1997

Abstract: The Sulfur Dioxide Allowance Programme, created under Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, is the first national market-based approach to environmental management employed in the United States and represents a radical departure from both the traditional regulatory approach to environmental policy and from previous emissions trading efforts. This paper reviews the goals of the SO₂ allowance programme and the results after its first full year of operation, discusses the context for the establishment of the programme and its critical design features, and identifies some lessons learned from implementing this large-scale emissions trading programme.

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