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On the recordMarch 3, 2010
One of the virtues of a trading system and using market, the highest market forces, to enable us to ratchet down emissions is we give flexibility, in this case to the utilities.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper discusses the benefits of a market-based approach to emissions reduction.

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