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Comment 5 for Cap & Trade Public Meeting (june23-por-fuels-ws) - 1st Workshop.


First Name: Daniel
Last Name: Ihara
Email Address: dmi1@humboldt.edu
Affiliation: Economics Instructor

Subject: re: Linking California's Cap & Trade to other GHG trading Program
Comment:
If  the July 27th cap-and-trade public meeting is about “Linking
California's Cap-and-Trade Program to Other Greenhouse Gas Trading
Programs” I have the following comments:

1. If the Waxman-Markey Bill passes the Senate and is stronger
than California’s AB32, [i.e. the Waxman-Markey bill that passed
the House call for what works out to be a 4% decrease over 1990
levels by 2020 while California's AB 32 calls for meeting 1990
levels by 2020] California will not be able to get approval to
operate a more stringent program;

2. If the Waxman-Markey Bill passes the Senate and is NOT stronger
the California’s AB32, California may get approval to operate a
more stringent program;

3. If California links to other Greenhouse Gas Trading programs
this could be with RGGI states or provinces or internationally;
  
4. If with RGGI states or provinces RGGI developed provisions
would guide linking;

5. If international links, it would seem there would need to be
some “harmonization”, i.e. method for determining the specifics of
the linkage, what sectors, one-for-one trading of allowances
permitted etc.;

6. If the public meeting is about “Linking California's
Cap-and-Trade Program to Other Greenhouse Gas Trading Programs” I
may have additional comments to submit via email during the
meeting.

Daniel M. Ihara, Ph.D.
Department of Economics
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521 

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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2009-07-22 21:22:50



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