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Perspective

Aug. 21, 2009

Trading Up

New carbon-trading platforms give companies more incentive than ever to strive toward "carbon-neutral" status, write Anita Choi, Michael Ward and Eric Walters.

By Anita Choi, Michael Ward and Eric Walters

President Obama's cap-and-trade plan to tackle climate change strives to achieve an 80 percent reduction in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In fact, several states have already mandated cap-and-trade emissions reduction schemes through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states are striving to cap and reduce 10 percent of carbon dioxide emissions from the power ...

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