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What are the main policy alternatives for addressing the climate change problem? While the many possibilities for greenhouse gas regulation have been treated extensively elsewhere, a brief review and definition of the regulatory instruments would helpfully frame the discussion. A comprehensive treatment, involving the scores of ideas and many of the variations of the four main climate policy instruments, is beyond the scope of this book.
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Hsu, SL. (2011). Climate Change Policy Alternatives. In: The Case for a Carbon Tax. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-178-8_2
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