Mapping our way to cheaper, cleaner driving Results from the state’s 3rd auction of emission allowances under the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) were just announced, and per the Department of Ecology, all 8,585,000 of available allowances were sold, at a settlement...
Back to School, Part 3 How can you scroll past a headline like that? The New York Times reports that “New Jersey is the first state to require that climate change be taught at all grade levels. The focus is on problem solving, not doom and gloom.” “Tammy Murphy, the...
Back to School, Part 2 The Fall semester is already finishing its second week at Washington State University. As they hustle between classes, the Engineering students may have Additive Manufacturing in their backpacks, while Ag students carry Agricultural Cybernetics...
Back to School, Part 1 Accelerating the transition to a clean, globally competitive economy is a job for governments and businesses, as well as non-profits, communities, and individuals. As students head back to school, let’s consider the role of universities. Bryan...
Celebrating the Investment Reverberation Act Sure, inflation has been reduced from 8.3% to 3.2% since the passage a year ago of the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA). But the intended purpose of the IRA was bigger than short-term inflation reduction. Its impact on the...
Background for today’s APCR Auction An Allowance Price Containment Reserve (APCR) auction is being held under Washington state’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) today, August 9th from 10am to 1pm. By definition, the APCR is “an account maintained by Ecology with...
