Use incentives and penalties to reduce utility emissions

Ross says Congress should revisit a proposal included in an earlier version of the Inflation Reduction Act that would encourage utilities to cut emissions through regulatory incentives and penalties. The proposal is not described as part of the enacted law.

Context: The passage does not specify the proposal’s design or the utilities it would cover.

In their own words

incentivize utilities to reduce emissions through a set of regulatory carrots and sticks

The source

Deborah K. Ross: Combating Climate Change

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