University of California Energy Institute

PWP-015

An Emission Saved is an Emission Earned: An Empirical Study of Emission Banking

Catherine Kling and Jonathan Rubin (U.C. Davis)

In PWP-015, Kling and Rubin provide an empirical assessment of emission banking by examining the magnitude of the costs savings, and the effects on the aggregate emission stream from an intertemporal marketable permit system. Specifically, Kling and Rubin apply this approach to hydrocarbon emissions from light-duty vehicles in California.