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Seattle Times: WA lawmakers rush to show climate act’s value before it goes to ballot
“One of the things that’s hard is getting money out the door,” said Mann, of Clean and Prosperous. “A lot of this is competitive grants that take time, and a lot of them are construction projects. Building EV charging stations doesn’t happen overnight.” “We can point...
Fast Company: Why this hedge fund manager is spending $6 million to kill Washington’s landmark tax and climate bills
The Climate Commitment Act not only protects our air and our forests and our waters by capping pollution, it provides the engine for investing in our clean energy transition,” says Michael Mann, executive director of advocacy group Clean & Prosperous Washington....
Grist: Washington’s cap on carbon is raising billions for climate action. Can it survive the backlash?
A repeal initiative blaming the state's climate law for higher gas prices could wind up on the ballot in November. “If we are concerned about the cost of transportation for Washington businesses and residents, we have to keep our focus away from the arm-waving of the...
Seattle Times: WA raises estimated $1.8 billion in first year of carbon market
"Washington state has raised an estimated $1.8 billion through the sale of allowances to polluting businesses at carbon auctions this year. "The state Department of Ecology announced Wednesday the results of its last quarterly auction of the year. It marked the...
Seattle Times: Opponents of WA climate law file signatures to repeal it
“This is not the time to put the brakes on Washington’s premier and effective climate policy that is backed by businesses, labor, tribes, community groups and environmental organizations. It is not the time to deny the clear scientific evidence that more, not less,...
Seattle Times: WA’s carbon-pricing auctions collect nearly $1.5 billion as allowances reach record price
The price of Washington’s carbon emission allowances reached an all-time high in the state’s fourth auction last week, with revenues from the program nearing $1.5 billion in its first year. The revenue has far outpaced early estimates, and now a group that helped...
Seattle Times: WA’s second greenhouse-gas-allowance auction raises over $500M
Washington’s second auction of greenhouse-gas pollution allowances last week raised more than half a billion dollars. The Department of Ecology announced Wednesday it had sold almost 8.6 million 2023 allowances and roughly 2.5 million 2026 allowances, each...
Seattle Times: WA budgets $2B to cut greenhouse gas emissions; here’s where money will go
Washington lawmakers budgeted about $2 billion to boost the adoption of electric bikes, cars and heat pumps, build solar power projects, turn cow poop into energy, and fund other efforts related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The spending will reach just about...
KCPQ-FOX: WA greenhouse gas allowance auction raises estimated $300M
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington state’s first auction of greenhouse-gas pollution allowances has generated an estimated $300 million businesses, people and lawmakers see the cost of emitting greenhouse gases. Read more...Clean & Prosperous Washington is a project of...
Seattle Times: WA’s first greenhouse-gas-allowance auction raises estimated $300 million
Washington’s first auction of greenhouse-gas pollution allowances raised an estimated $300 million in a closely watched sale as companies, consumers and the Legislature get their first glimpse of the cost of emitting in the state. Read more...Clean & Prosperous...
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