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Cap and Trade and the "Gaming" Question

Critics often point to the risk of cap-and-trade systems being manipulated--or "gamed"--by those looking to profit off the carbon market. In this series, Eric de Place takes a close look at the risk of market manipulation in cap-and-trade programs.


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14

Common Sense Regulations For Carbon Markets

01/08/2010 Regulated exchanges offer a safe path for trading.

13

Cataloguing the Errors in "The Story of Cap and Trade"

12/02/2009 Exactly what's wrong with the web video sensation.

12

A Story of Ignorance About Cap and Trade

12/01/2009 A caricature of climate policy.

11

Market Oversight in the Western Climate Initiative

12/01/2009 A good survey of carbon market choices.

10

How Cap-and-Trade Markets Work for Acid Rain and Smog

11/24/2009 The evidence from US air pollution markets.

09

How Carbon Markets Work in Europe

11/18/2009 The Europeans are up and running.

08

How Carbon Markets Work In RGGI

11/12/2009 Cap and trade lessons from the Northeast.

07

"Subprime Carbon": Risk or Hype?

11/10/2009 Untangling a misplaced critique of cap and trade.

06

Paul Krugman Versus Matt Taibbi

11/04/2009 Two views on the risk of carbon market manipulation.

05

Gaming Cap and Trade: Should We Worry?

11/03/2009 A look at the evidence -- and a path forward.

03

Steady at the Helm to Stop Carbon Freewheeling

08/13/2009 Sen. Cantwell and others try to prevent manipulation in a cap-and-trade system.

02

Eat Your Spinach

04/13/2009 Anti-market fervor ignores the evidence about cap and trade.

01

A Magical Self-Adjusting Carbon Tax?

01/29/2009 Magic exists: it's called "cap and trade."

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