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Budgetary and Economic Effects of Climate Change Proposals

Proposals to limit emissions of greenhouse gases include imposing taxes on greenhouse gas emissions and selling rights to businesses to produce set amounts of those emissions. Such proposals aim to minimize the change in the climate and the negative consequences of such a change, but they also would impose economic costs, primarily by raising the cost of producing goods and services, and could have significant effects on the federal budget.

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Approaches to Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions

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November 1, 2007

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Supplemental Information About Trade-Offs in Allocating Allowances for CO2 Emissions

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Evaluating the Role of Prices and R&D in Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions

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CBO's Comments on the White Paper "Design Elements of a Mandatory Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Regulatory System"

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Limiting Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Prices Versus Caps

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Uncertainty in Analyzing Climate Change: Policy Implications

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