Climate Change Policy & the Natural Gas Transmission Sector
Date of Award
5-31-2009
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Applied Science
Organizational Unit
University College, Environmental Policy and Management
Disciplines
Environmental Policy & Mgmt
First Advisor
Steven Arnold
Keywords
Cap-and-trade, Carbon tax, Command-and-control, Climate change, Compliance strategies, Policy, Federal preemption, Greenhouse gas, Natural gas transmission
Abstract
Various emission reduction strategies are proposed to manage climate change in the U.S. This applied capstone evaluates the most likely policy options considering impacts and benefits to the natural gas transmission sector (NGT). It examines a case-study including a comparison of policy options to recommend the most beneficial program to the NGT sector. Two conclusions of major importance are: a federally preempted cap-and-trade program would be the most cost-effective for the NGT sector and the NGT sector should not be the point of regulation of any climate policy. Recommendations, strategies, and costs for implementation of a compliance plan for a federally preempted cap-and-trade program were developed as a tool for NGT companies as part of this applied capstone project.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Carty, Lisa, "Climate Change Policy & the Natural Gas Transmission Sector" (2009). University College: Environmental Policy and Management Capstones. 70.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_epm/70