Climate Change Policy: The Waxman-Markey Bill

Authors

Diego Alvarez, University of NebraskaFollow
Richard K. Perrin, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

ORCID IDs

Richard K. Perrin

Date of this Version

4-7-2010

Document Type

Article

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Published by the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Copyright 2010 Regents of the University of Nebraska.

Abstract

The Waxman-Markey Bill is a comprehensive national climate and energy legislation designed to reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. In order to accomplish the first goal, the bill introduces a cap-and-trade program.