Erin Shortell
@erinshortell.bsky.social
Legal fellow at Policy Integrity, focused on carbon markets and climate risk. Views are my own.
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Under its broad authority to regulate deceptive behavior affecting commerce, the Federal Trade Commission, @nyulaw.bsky.social legal fellow @erinshortell.bsky.social contends, is in the best position among agencies to regulate carbon credits. www.theregreview.org/2025/09/09/s...
September 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Under its broad authority to regulate deceptive behavior affecting commerce, the Federal Trade Commission, @nyulaw.bsky.social legal fellow @erinshortell.bsky.social contends, is in the best position among agencies to regulate carbon credits. www.theregreview.org/2025/09/09/s...
Check out Don Goodson’s and my new report on existing sources and limits of CFTC, SEC, and FTC authority to regulate aspects of the voluntary carbon market!
How might the government regulate the voluntary #carbon market?
In a new report, @erinshortell.bsky.social and Don Goodson explain how three federal agencies could influence the integrity of carbon credits and highlight the limits of these agencies’ authority.
policyintegrity.org/publications...
In a new report, @erinshortell.bsky.social and Don Goodson explain how three federal agencies could influence the integrity of carbon credits and highlight the limits of these agencies’ authority.
policyintegrity.org/publications...
Regulating the Voluntary Carbon Market
Critics of the voluntary carbon market have long highlighted low-integrity carbon credits traded in the market and, relatedly, misleading environmental claims based on these low-integrity carbon credi...
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July 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Check out Don Goodson’s and my new report on existing sources and limits of CFTC, SEC, and FTC authority to regulate aspects of the voluntary carbon market!
Reposted by Erin Shortell
Wrangling over the tax exemption for municipal bonds this week is a hot issue. Implications for climate adaptation, particularly as the federal government exits the scene, are profound. Post today: What happens if climate adaptation is (entirely) private? susanpcrawford.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What happens if climate adaptation goes private?
Volatility ahead for municipal bonds may give us a hint
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March 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Wrangling over the tax exemption for municipal bonds this week is a hot issue. Implications for climate adaptation, particularly as the federal government exits the scene, are profound. Post today: What happens if climate adaptation is (entirely) private? susanpcrawford.substack.com/p/what-happe...