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Tradable Renewable Certificate (TRC) Markets

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Summary of Renewable Certificate Tracking Systems in the U.S. (December 2003) This paper compares and contrasts the operational certificate tracking systems in the United States as of December 2003.
The Potential for Using a Renewable Certificate System to Encourage Renewable Energy Development in Mexico (June 2003): This paper examines the technical, legal and economic issues involved in developing a North American market for tradable renewable energy certificates from Mexico. The paper assesses both the feasibility of using TRCs to encourage the development of renewable energy in Mexico, and the challenges and opportunities associated with building a North American certificate-trading scheme.
Developing a Framework for Tradable Renewable Certificates (5/29/2002): This paper contains a survey of TRC issuing and tracking systems in the U.S., Europe and Australia. It provides recommendations for developing a network of TRC issuing bodies in the US and throughout North America.
Recommendations for Establishing a ETNNA (5/13/2002): This paper summarizes CRS' recommendations for the establishment of a North American Certificate tracking and verification network. The recommendations are excerpted from the larger paper, Developing a Framework for Tradable Renewable Certificates, listed above.
 
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