Report Says State's Cap-and-Trade Program Cutting Emissions, Allowing Economic Growth

摘要

California's economy has thrived in the two years since the state launched its multi-sector greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program, according to a report the Environmental Defense Fund released Jan. 14. The report shows California's carbon market hasn't hampered economic growth, as some critics predicted, EDF Associate Vice President Derek Walker said in a conference call with reporters.