Commonwealth National Podcast

Panel: Carbon Exchange 101 - controlling emissions and boosting the economy

Duration: 
59:07

Carbon Exchange 101

Eileen Tutt, Deputy Secretary for Climate Change and Environmental Justice, Cal EPA

Lawrence Goulder, Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, Stanford University

Josh Margolis, CEO, Cantor CO2e

Greg Dalton, Vice President, The Commonwealth Club – Moderator

Could carbon exchange be the best route to controlling emissions? Some argue that the cap-and-trade approach lets companies buy the right to pollute, while others see a way to encourage clean industry while boosting the economy.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on September 20, 2009.

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