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The WCI Partner jurisdictions recognize that it will take other policies working in concert with cap-and-trade to achieve the regional GHG reduction goals in a cost-effective manner.  These 'complementary' policies achieve a variety of additional common goals and objectives:
  • Remove market barriers to lower emissions (e.g., competing incentives, regulatory
    disincentives and financial barriers)
  • Reach beyond actions that respond to a direct carbon price
  • Achieve reductions outside (or below) the cap
  • Encourage investments in low-carbon technologies
  • Lower the cost per metric ton of reductions in GHG emissions in the cap-and-trade
    program
  • Lower the cost of transitioning to a low-carbon economy
  • Prevent emissions and economic leakage
  • Create and retain green jobs

 

The Committee has divided its work into the following 5 tasks:

  • Task 1:  Evaluate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policies
  • Task 2: Identify Alternate Ways to Obtain Stakeholder Views and Involvement, and Engage Non-WCI States and Provinces 
  • Task 3:  Identify Other Policies to Assist in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
  • Task 4:  Evaluate and Make Recommendations for Harmonized Policies
  • Task 5:  Inventory Inter-Jurisdictional Adaptation Work Groups, Committees and Other Collaborations

 

The Complementary Policies Committee workplan is available starting on page 36 of the 2009-2010 WCI Workplan.
Partner Climate Action Plans are available here.

Complementary Policies contact information can be found on the Committee Contacts page.

For Complementary Policies documents, please refer to the Complementary Policies Document Library.