ENERGY - Carbon Markets Cut Emissions 17x Cheaper Than Subsidies

The cornerstone appeal of carbon markets is their ability to cut emissions while creating clean energy investments – but it turns out they may be far more effective at the task than anyone could have ever imagined.Carbon markets reduce greenhouse gas emissions nearly 17 times cheaper than paying power generators renewable energy subsidies, according to new analysis of 15 nations by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (O ...

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/09/oecd-carbon-markets-cut-emissions-