The Hidden Disequities of Carbon Trading: Carbon Emissions, Air Toxics, and Environmental Justice

So long as transaction costs are low, the creation of a tradeable permit to emit carbon should allow bargaining for emission rights among buyers and sellers, resulting in an efficient allocation of carbon emission rights. However, the trading of carbon credits may have socially unjust consequences....

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Main Authors: Raul P. Lejano, Wing Shan Kan, Ching Chit Chau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2020.593014/full