Environment

Pollution Control Credits, Federally and Across Several States

(Federal/State/Local)

Investment Issue: A client considering a potential investment in pollution control credits needed to perform a risk analysis of which legislative proposals would impact the current prices on the voluntary market, and forecast their likelihood of being enacted into law, thus impacting their decision on whether to enter pollution credit trading. Pollution control credits are currently traded voluntarily in the United States. There are several legislative proposals both in Washington, D.C. and in some state capitals to shift to a mandatory trading system like those currently practiced in several European markets.

Public Insight's Solution: Public Insight connected our client to one of the leading regulatory attorneys covering the energy sector in Washington, D.C., with over 25 years experience in renewable energy regulatory policy.

Investment Outcome: Our client received insight on actual time horizons for such legislation as well as a better understanding of how a change in congressional leadership would ultimately impact support for a shift from a voluntary to a mandatory system.