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The Gap-Filling Role Of Private Environmental Governance, Jim Rossi, Michael P. Vandenbergh
The Gap-Filling Role Of Private Environmental Governance, Jim Rossi, Michael P. Vandenbergh
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
Private environmental governance provides new tools that can fill gaps in government regulatory regimes. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a valuable case study for testing the efficacy of private environmental governance because it is one of the largest utility carbon emitters and is largely insulated from near-term federal and state government pressure to reduce emissions. TVA is not on a trajectory to achieve the decarbonization targets necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, but private governance initiatives can motivate TVA to accelerate its decarbonization process. TVA's securities filings acknowledge that it faces material threats on the energy …