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This report by Friends of the Earth International critiques the 2010 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between California, Acre, and Chiapas to create a REDD+ carbon credit system. The document argues that such mechanisms prioritize market logic over structural climate causes, leading to land dispossession, human rights violations, and the marginalization of indigenous and traditional communities in Brazil and Mexico.

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) compares the greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategies of Canada and Australia as of November 2012. It contrasts Australia's unified national carbon pricing approach with Canada's decentralized, sector-by-sector regulatory framework, analyzing the political risks, subnational dynamics, and estimated regulatory costs associated with each model.

This statement from the Climate Policy Initiative discusses the role of industrial audits and data transparency in maximizing the public health and environmental benefits of California's cap and trade system.

Friends of the Earth criticizes the 'American Power Act,' a cap and trade bill drafted by Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman, arguing that it undermines existing environmental protections and benefits industrial polluters.

This document is a written testimony submitted by the World Resources Institute (WRI) to the U.S. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on September 14, 2007. It argues that carbon dioxide capture and sequestration (CCS) is a critical near-term technology for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from coal, as other low-carbon energy sources are currently unable to offset coal use at the necessary scale. WRI advocates for increased public funding for research, development and demonstration (RD&D) and the implementation of a carbon cap and trade regime, while noting that current cap and trade proposals may not provide high enough carbon prices to offset initial CCS capture costs.

This working paper examines how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and individual states can utilize section 111 of the Clean Air Act to establish performance standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants and industrial facilities, specifically exploring the viability of market-based cap-and-trade mechanisms.