Emissions
Trading is an innovative way to reduce pollution. A departure from traditional
command-and-control methods, emissions trading offers a flexible, market-based approach to
improving air quality that has successfully reduced emissions at lower costs.
Introduction to
Emissions Trading
Emission
reductions
Emissions trading
Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs)
Emission allowances
Emission offsets
Offset your
emissions through Cleaner and Greener®r®
More Detailed Information on
Emissions Trading
Market for Sulfur
Dioxide (SO2)
Information about allowances,
programs and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency's Acid Rain Program
of the Clean Air Act.
Market for
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx)
Cleaner and Greener Principles for Establishing a Energy
Efficiency / Renewable Energy Allowance Set-Asides.
The Cleaner and Greener® Principles
A new approach to pollution reduction programs that rewards all building owners for the
emission reductions delivered by their energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
The Cleaner and Greener® Reporting
Standards
A set of standards for reporting and crediting emission reductions.
These standards are based on the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program
(developed by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) pursuant to Section 1605(b) of
the Energy Policy Act). Working with a team of stakeholders, Leonardo Academy developed
extensions to the Voluntary Reporting Program that provide coverage for the full range of
pollutants, and support emission reduction trading markets.
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