| 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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