Managing Costs in a U.S. GHG Trading Program: Issues and Options for Managing Costs - Panel 1

Summary: Issues and Options for Managing Costs: One of the most controversial issues in the debate over the design of a U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) trading program is how such a program will address concerns about potential costs and adverse impacts on the economy. Speaker List: - Phil Sharp, President, of Resources for the Future - Billy Pizer, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future - Brian Murray, Director for Economic Analysis, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University - Dallas Burtraw, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future - Charles Rossman, Senior Research Economist, Southern Company - Nat Keohane, Director of Economic Policy and Analysis, Environmental Defense Fund