NOx Budget Trading Program
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The NOx Budget Trading Program is a U.S. cap-and-trade system designed to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants and other large combustion sources to combat regional smog and ozone pollution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air pollution control program
ⓘ
cap-and-trade system ⓘ emissions trading program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NBP ⓘ |
| administeredBy | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| complianceApproach | market-based ⓘ |
| compliancePeriod | summer months ⓘ |
| complianceRequirement | hold allowances equal to emissions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedToAddress |
interstate transport of ozone pollution
ⓘ
regional air quality problems ⓘ |
| environmentalGoal |
reduce ground-level ozone pollution
ⓘ
reduce regional smog ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Ozone Transport Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | state implementation plans ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Clean Air Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NOx SIP Call ⓘ |
| measurementMethod | continuous emissions monitoring systems ⓘ |
| monitorsEmissionsFrom |
fossil fuel-fired electric generating units
ⓘ
large industrial combustion units ⓘ |
| policyInstrument | cap-and-trade ⓘ |
| policyType | multi-state trading program ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Clean Air Interstate Rule NOx trading programs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cross-State Air Pollution Rule NOx trading programs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | cost-effective NOx reductions ⓘ |
| regulatesPollutant |
NOx
ⓘ
nitrogen oxides ⓘ |
| seasonalFocus | ozone season ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective | assist states in attaining ozone NAAQS ⓘ |
| startDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| status | superseded by later interstate transport programs ⓘ |
| targetsSector |
electric power plants
ⓘ
large industrial boilers ⓘ other large combustion sources ⓘ |
| usesMechanism |
allowance trading
ⓘ
emissions allowances ⓘ |
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