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Securitizing Environmental Risk and the Keystone XL Pipeline

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From the journal The Economists' Voice
https://doi.org/10.1515/1553-3832.1890

When faced with irreversible decisions with significant uncertainty about the environmental costs of accidents, such as the Keystone XL Pipeline or hydro-fracking for natural gas, policymakers should use an environmental bond to securitize self insurance.

Published Online: 2012-3-23

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