March 12, 2019 by Tyeler Matsuo and Julia Meisel

Auctions for delivering an amount of power at a defined price are already well established for renewables. “Climate Auctions” do the same with carbon emissions: a carbon price is guaranteed to the winning bidder, but only paid on delivery of the emissions cut. Tyeler Matsuo and Julia Meisel at Rocky Mountain Institute say this is proving particularly useful in emerging and developing countries where progress in building up their climate laws is … [Read more...]

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