State Implementation of the Clean Power Plan: Why It Matters to Industries Outside the Power Sector

摘要

Although litigation over the CPP may stall and delay regulation of GHGs from stationary sources, given EPA's endangerment finding, all significant industrial sectors are likely to face regulation eventually. Under the CAA, state decisions will factor prominently in how that regulation is structured and implemented. Mechanisms that allow trading with vibrant commodity markets will ultimately provide industry with the greatest flexibility to implement reductions at the lowest cost.