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This post was co-authored by Chris Neme, Co-Founder and Principal of Energy Futures Group
The concept of a Clean Heat Standard (CHS) is gaining traction in multiple jurisdictions as a way to drive larger, faster reductions in the thermal sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. At least ten U.S. states are considering the policy, with Colorado and Vermont having enacted legislation and Massachusetts and Maryland considering a CHS regulation.
A new report commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund and prepared by Energy Futures Group provides an overview of key design elements that can be used for a CHS, as well as a look at how four states are approaching these elements in their own CHS development process.
While CHS deployment is still in relatively early stages, there are already opportunities to learn from the varying…
Read the full article originally published at blogs.edf.org.