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ECO:nomics: A chat with Jim Rogers
Duke Energy CEO defends the need for free permit allocations |
David Roberts |
25 Mar 2008 |
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| One of the most interesting political dynamics emerging around climate policy is the clash between coal utilities and utilities that rely more on natural gas and nuclear. (Most of the former are regulated, while most of the latter are, to one extent or another, deregulated or restructured.) Gas and nuke utilities stand to benefit from a cap-and-trade program that prices carbon steeply and quickly, since their fleets are already (relatively) low-carbon. Coal utilities ... |
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| Topics: business, carbon trading, climate, energy, greenish companies, interview (all these topics) |
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