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The term white certificates refers to policy schemes that combine an end-use energy efficiency obligation on energy companies with a trading option.After summarizing its rationale, the paper focuses on the major issues and challenges in designing and administering a white certificates mechanism based on the comparison of the major active national schemes that emerged from the dedicated 2010 IEPEC panel session.
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Panelists: Paolo Bertoldi (European Commission, Ispra Joint Research Center), Richard Cowart (Regulatory Assistance Project), Louis-Gaëtan Giraudet (ENPC/CIRED, France), Eoin Lees (Eoin Lees Energy). Moderator: Marcella Pavan (AEEG-Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas, Italy)
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Pavan, M. Tradable white certificates: experiences and perspectives. Energy Efficiency 5, 83–85 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-010-9104-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-010-9104-4