http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2009/01/26/in-case-you-missed-it-nice-post-over-at-tnr/ Blogging the science and policy of global warming Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:13:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2009/01/26/in-case-you-missed-it-nice-post-over-at-tnr/comment-page-1/#comment-2012 Tony Kreindler Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:38:15 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2009/01/26/in-case-you-missed-it-nice-post-over-at-tnr/#comment-2012 Yes, that's the beauty of it -- the cap does discourage emissions by putting a price on polluting (like a tax would). But on top of that, it offers powerful incentives to those who have the ability to cut more. Thanks for the comment. Yes, that's the beauty of it — the cap does discourage emissions by putting a price on polluting (like a tax would). But on top of that, it offers powerful incentives to those who have the ability to cut more. Thanks for the comment.

]]> http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2009/01/26/in-case-you-missed-it-nice-post-over-at-tnr/comment-page-1/#comment-2009 joebakerdc Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:36:16 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2009/01/26/in-case-you-missed-it-nice-post-over-at-tnr/#comment-2009 It seems like the other key difference between cap-and-trade and a tax is that while a tax can penalize carbon sources, cap-and-trade can penalize sources while rewarding sinks in a consistent framework. It seems like the other key difference between cap-and-trade and a tax is that while a tax can penalize carbon sources, cap-and-trade can penalize sources while rewarding sinks in a consistent framework.

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